REDUCE TRASH AND LANDFILL TIPS 1: COMPOSTING
- Kitchen scraps, yard clippings and shredded paper can all go into the compost bin.
Backyard composting involves combining fresh "green" ingredients such as food scraps, with "brown" ingredients, like dead leaves and shredded paper. The compost is placed in an open-air bin or simply piled in a corner of the yard. Over time, microorganisms break down the materials into soil.
When using this composting method, all plant-based kitchen scraps are safe to add to your compost bin or pile, including all fruits.
- For the best results, you should plan to include about twice as many brown ingredients as you do greens.
- Instead, bury fruit scraps several inches below existing compost and make sure that you have enough brown materials in the pile.