Composting

Composting is defined as 'decayed organic material used as a plant fertilizer'. Compost can be made from kitchen food waste, backyard clippings and grass, as well as manure from livestock.

Benefits of composting

Everyone has the potential to make compost. Using a backyard compost can reduce your garbage by up to 30% and will provide excellent fertilizer for your garden.

Different methods of Composting

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Backyard

Backyard compost bins can be purchased from the Co-op or Home Hardware. The ones for sale are closed systems to increase the speed of decomposition, keep animals out, as well as to keep the smell from the compost to a minimum.

You can also make an open compost for larger yard waste as well. The materials in these composts decompose slower, but do not have much of a smell because it is just yard waste and not food.