Did you know that according to the EPA, every year we generate around 14 million tons of food waste which is 106 pounds of food waste per person 570,000 tons of this is composted for a 4.1% recovery rate. The rest, or 13.4 million tons is incinerated or landfilled and occupies 6.3 million cubic yards [...]
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Can I put papers in my compost pile?
This is a good questions. Many of us wonder whether we should throw papers, newspapers, cardboard into the compost pile. Yes, but there are some things to do before we throw them in. One we need to shred the papers, shred them into pieces to make it easier to recycle in the pile. Cut up [...]
Making compost pile and save the environment
I’ve been thinking about a compost pile for a long time and finally made myself to start one. It’s not as hard and time consuming to start one, the harder part is to save veges and fruits to put them in the pile. For starters, it’s a lot easier to do a simple compost pile [...]
Composting is not actually considered recycling
This sounds strange, but composting is actually not considered recycling. Materials that can be gathered and reprocessed into new materials are called recycling. Materials such as glass, metal, plastic, paper, etc. Things that are biodegradable are not considered to be recycled. So don’t mix up your garden waste, trees, food waste, leaves with recycled materials. [...]