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... yard / home , and the earth . The waste stream out of your home can lessen by as much as 35 % just by composting kitchen and yard waste . Save $ & Resources • Discard less garbage and pay lower garbage bills • Fewer costly dump - runs ...
... yard / home , and the earth . The waste stream out of your home can lessen by as much as 35 % just by composting kitchen and yard waste . Save $ & Resources • Discard less garbage and pay lower garbage bills • Fewer costly dump - runs ...
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... yard waste can be recycled in a compost bin you may have too much or your bin is already full and in use . Important ... WASTE !! This can be done for kitchen waste or other yard debris . Just dig a trench 10-12 " deep , throw in items ...
... yard waste can be recycled in a compost bin you may have too much or your bin is already full and in use . Important ... WASTE !! This can be done for kitchen waste or other yard debris . Just dig a trench 10-12 " deep , throw in items ...
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... yard and garden waste is green material ( i.e. nitrogen - rich ) . While it can can be easily composted , with the exception of the branches , you still need to balance your green and brown inputs . Here are some helpful pointers ...
... yard and garden waste is green material ( i.e. nitrogen - rich ) . While it can can be easily composted , with the exception of the branches , you still need to balance your green and brown inputs . Here are some helpful pointers ...
Common terms and phrases
2-3 inch layer acids add sparingly Add-as-you-go Air circulation alkaline amino acids ashes bacteria batch pile bottom brown materials C/N ratio carbon brown chicken Chop or shred Coffee grounds compost activator Compost Food Scraps Compost Grass Clippings Compost Leaves compost pile cover food scraps decompose decomposition enzymes fallen leaves faster compost finished compost flies food waste form of composting fresh Fruit wastes garden fork Grasscycling green materials heat household houseplants ingredients intermixed keep kitchen waste landfill lawn Leaves & Weeds manure dry MESOPHILES microbes moisten moisture level mulch municipalities nitrogen nutrient-rich nutrients Nutrition odor organic matter pail plants potting soil problems Professor Rott says PSYCHROPHILES Rabbit recycle reuse rodent-proof rodents ROTT'S sawdust Step Stockpile straw/hay temperature THERMOPHILES tips toxic Troubleshooting Chart Turn pile Turn the pile Turning Your Pile vegetable Vermicomposting Waste Management weeks wire Worm Bins Worm Composting yard debris yard waste