One of the reasons to reduce waste is to conserve space in our landfills.
Landfills take up valuable space and are a source of air and water pollution.
By reducing our waste, we are also conserving our resources. Composting reduces the organic trash we send to the landfill. Composting is a great way to turn our food scraps into fertilizer for our garden.
There is a proper way to composting. We have to feed the pile appropriately. This will ensure that microorganisms are breaking down the mix.
Composting includes a balanced browns mix and greens mix.
Greens are materials that are rich in nitrogen or protein. They are also the items that tend to heat a compost pile up because they help the microorganisms in the pile grow and multiply quickly.
Browns are carbon or carbohydrate-rich materials. The main job of browns in a compost pile is to be food sources for all of the soil-dwelling organisms that will work with the microbes to break down the contents of your compost pile.
Learn more about green and brown materials in this video.
