By collecting food scraps and yard waste for compost, you save them from a landfill.
piles should be one part nitrogen-rich “greens,” like grass, eggshells, and fruit and vegetable scraps; and three parts carbon-rich “browns,” like leaves, paper or bark. The smaller the scraps, the faster the decomposition.
Items that should not go in the compost pile include meats, dairy products, waxed or glossy paper, synthetic fibers and anything that is not biodegradable. Some items that can't be composted in your backyard can be taken to the city’sLeahy builds a pile of food scraps and leaves over the course of a year. She then lets it sit and decompose for another year until it becomes compost.
Finished compost will be dark brown or black, and have an earth-like smell. Leahy, who doesn't turn her compost pile, says it takes about two years for her compost to be “finished.” She uses the resulting soil in her garden. “If you know the geology of Austin, there’s a Balcones fault line that parallels I-35. East of there, the soil has this clay in it that’s hard to manage,” Leahy said. “That’s why I need a lot of compost if I’m going to grow something. … I mix in a lot of compost, horse manure and household compost, so that I have manageable soil.”
Backyard composting is a relatively easy way to reduce what goes to a landfill and add nutrients to soil. It’s also relatively easy to start: All you need is a place in your yard, leaves and some food scraps.Indoor composting is an alternative if you live in an apartment or don’t want to use up yard space. Indoor bins vary in size;There are two main types of indoor composting: vermicomposting and aerobic composting. Vermicomposting uses worms to break down organic material.
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