Commitment #26

January 26, 2010 at 7:40 AM · Filed under COMMITMENTS and tagged: compost, Earth Machine, green waste, Recycle Hawaii, workshops

“I will compost.”

Proper management of your green waste (yard clippings, etc.) and food discards is an important part of managing your personal waste stream. Until now, I’ve been piling food scraps and yard waste in a pile at the edge of our lot. Though it keeps these putrescibles — that’s a scientific term for things that turn nasty in the landfill — from entering the waste stream, it’s not the most effective way to manage this resource. Turns out, when composted properly and not just left in a pile to rot, things like orange peels, old bread and hedge clippings can be turned into a nutrient rich concoction to feed your garden or landscape.

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