Introduction

The world produces enormous amounts of food waste every year. In fact, up to a third of the food globally is wasted or lost in production. Some portion of this waste ends up in landfills where it rots and produces greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to global warming. However, composting food scraps at home is an easy way to reduce household waste. Not only does composting help save the environment but it also provides nutrients for your garden. This blog will provide you with a quick start guide to composting: what material goes into the compost, what material doesn’t go into the compost and how you can use your homemade compost in your garden.

Composting does not have to be hard or complicated.

Composting can be a great way to reduce food waste, learn more about nature and recycle. Composting is fun and easy, you will save money and your garden will flourish.

Composting is an easy way to get started with recycling, because it requires little or no investment on your part (not counting the time you spend gathering materials). You can use compost as mulch around plants or in flower beds, it will help keep soil moist which helps prevent disease.

Adding compost to your garden will help improve the texture of your soil, increase water retention and helps plants grow faster, but more importantly it helps reduce waste.

Composting is a great way to reduce waste and help the environment. Composting also helps improve soil texture, water retention and helps plants grow faster.

Composting can be done at home or on a larger scale in industrial composters like those used by farms and gardens. On a smaller scale, you can compost food scraps in your own backyard garden or window box with the use of a compost bin or tumbler.

The process of decomposition requires oxygen, nitrogen, carbon dioxide and moisture which are all present in nature when left alone but need to be added when composting indoors such as in an enclosed bin made out of any material (wooden pallets work well) that has holes drilled into it so air can flow through freely while giving off heat which speeds up the decomposition process by making it easier for microbes to break down matter quickly without having them freeze over during winter months due to low temperatures outside too cold for most microbes living nearby so they die trying which leaves only microorganisms living there if any at all

What goes in the compost?

The compost pile is a natural system, and that means you can put just about anything in it. Some things will decompose faster than others; some things will take longer to break down than others. If you want to know whether or not something can be composted, check out this list of materials that are okay for your compost pile:

• Vegetable and fruit scraps (no meat or bones)
• Paper and cardboard (avoid glossy paper—it takes too long to break down)
• Grass clippings (if they’re fresh)
• Leaves (if they’re shredded or cut up into small pieces first)
• Tea bags—don’t worry if there are a few tea leaves left at the bottom! Just toss them in with the rest of your food scraps when you take out the next batch from storage. You can also save coffee grounds from your morning brews, which are rich in nitrogen and other nutrients for your plants.

Grass clippings and small twigs are good additions to the compost pile.

• Grass clippings are a great addition to your compost pile. They’re full of nitrogen, which helps break down the rest of your compost pile.
• If you have grass in your garden, grass clippings can be a good way to reduce the number of weeds that grow there.
• Grass is high in carbon and fiber, so it’s good for adding bulk to the compost pile.
• It’s also a good source of potassium (which comes from deep in the earth), which helps keep plants healthy and vibrant!

Old coffee grounds, tea bags and egg shells are excellent additions to compost.

Old coffee grounds and tea bags are excellent additions to compost. Both contain high levels of nitrogen, which is a good thing since it helps break down organic matter in the pile. Eggshells also make for excellent additions to your compost because they help add calcium and other nutrients that plants need to grow.

Meat, fish and dairy products are best left out of compost piles.

Meat, fish and dairy products are best left out of compost piles. They’re high in nitrogen, which means they can cause problems with the composting process. The problem is that when you add them to your pile, they’ll start to break down quickly—and quickly release their nitrogen into your pile as ammonia gas.

This isn’t good for your compost! In addition to attracting rodents and other pests who want to eat this protein-rich food (which can lead to a smelly situation), it also means that the bacteria that breaks down the material won’t have time for it all before its overwhelmed by ammonia fumes from decomposing meat/fish/dairy products. This also happens if you add too much hay or straw; these materials need time to break down slowly so they don’t release lots of ammonia gas into your pile too early in the composting process.

If you do have leftover proteins like beef bones or turkey carcasses, freeze them until you’re ready for them in order to reduce odors coming from them while stored outside during springtime temperatures when there isn’t any snow cover on ground yet.”

Diseased plant material should not be added to a compost pile.

Diseased plant material should not be added to a compost pile. This material can spread disease and it is important to keep your compost pile healthy by only adding healthy materials. If you have diseased plants, toss them in the trash or use them as mulch around your other plants.

Composting is an easy way to reduce food waste while helping your garden thrive.

Composting is an easy way to reduce food waste while helping your garden thrive.

If you’re composting, then you’re already aware of its many benefits. It helps improve soil quality and fertility, which means healthier plants in your garden. By adding compost to the soil around your plants, you can give them nutrients that they would otherwise miss out on if they were growing in regular dirt or potting mix. Compost also breaks down quickly when added to the soil; this helps prevent diseases from spreading through your garden by keeping pathogens at bay for longer periods of time than traditional fertilizers do (which tend not to break down very quickly).

Conclusion

Composting is easy and fun and there are many ways to do it. If you want a simple way to reduce waste while helping your garden thrive, then composting is the way to go.