Over time, bacteria break down the scraps to create compost, a soil additive rich in plant nutrients - plus, you end up creating about 50 percent less trash.Ĭomposting programs vary widely by municipality, so the easiest approach is to figure out how you’ll be composting and where your compost will end up and work back from there. Those materials are a combination of carbon-based “browns” (cardboard, paper, sawdust, dried leaves, et cetera), nitrogen-rich “greens” (food scraps like apple cores or banana peels), water, and air. “Composting is the human version of re-creating what Mother Nature does out in the wild”: mixing together organic materials to facilitate healthy decomposition, says Rebecca Louie, founder of the Compostess website and author of Compost City.
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