DIY Composting
By Salt Lake Valley Landfill Compost Marketer & Recycling Specialist, Zak Breckenridge
As we mentioned in our last post, compost is awesome! And when you put yard trimmings, leaves, vegetable and fruit scraps, and more in your curbside brown compost container, you’re engaging in one of the best forms of local recycling: Composting.
Municipal composting saves landfill space, reduces landfill greenhouse gas emissions, and maintains the local nutrient cycle.
About 30% of what we put in the trash could be turned into compost, which has a big impact on our community carbon emissions and our landfill space.
But what do you do if you don’t have access to curbside yard waste disposal?
Or, perhaps you prefer to skip the brown bin and make your own nutrient-rich compost for your vegetable, flower gardens, and lawn.
Whatever the case may be, today we’re focusing on at-home composting, which gives you the convenience of fresh compost right at home, plus all of the environmental benefits of putting your kitchen and yard waste to good use.
Of course, there isn’t only one right way to compost. While composting methods share the same basic principles, there are many factors to keep in mind. Read on to learn about the main composting techniques so you can decide what method will work best for you.
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