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Making sure that you buy materials that are eco friendly is a great way to protect the earths natural resources, but did you know that recycling composting could actually work hand in hand to help preserve the natural resources we will have now and in the future? Here are some ways you can recycle the goods you use each day while creating a nutrient-rich soil for planting new food.
Recycling composting is the same process in some respects. Most people think of recycling as separating goods like glass materials, paper plates and cups, and plastics into respective bins so that they can be transported to factories where parts of these products will be used again to create new products. However, when you participate in composting, you are recycling the materials you may have used for food or fertilizer in the past to create new soil for plants to grow in. Therefore, compost is natures recycled plant and animal materials, and you can compost as often as you need to in order to create organic plants, flowers, fruits and vegetables that are safe for the whole family.
There are a number of different kinds of composting that you can do, just like there are different ways to recycle. You can use vermicomposting, which is a method of using earthworms to break down the materials in soil in order to make them nutrient-rich. You can also purchase compost devices that you can store in your backyard in order to keep pests away from the compost you are creating.
When you participate in recycling composting, you are doing your part to make sure that the cities energy supply does not run out any faster. Each time trash is collected from a neighbourhood or business, it is transported to a landfill, where it is packed underground with other trash. However, this method is starting to cause more and more damage to the environment, because space is running out to store the garbage. The trash is sometimes burned at these locations as well, which causes harmful chemicals to be released into the environment. Using recycled materials also reduces the use of harmful chemicals in products, such as CFCs, which are present in many Styrofoam products.
If you want to know more about recycling composting, you can visit your local community center to find out where the recycling centers are in your area. You can also contact the Environmental Services department for your state if you feel that more needs to be done to cut down on pollution in your area.

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How Composting Works…

Composting is what happens when you allow organic animal and plant materials to decompose into soil, enriching it with their nutrients. You can get these materials from all sorts of places such as plant trimmings and cuttings, teabags and eggshells. After composting, these eventually become a dark, crumbly sort of organic fertiliser that is packed with nutrients and does your garden no end of good.

The basic steps to composting are these:

1. Add your organic waste to the compost bin.

2. Bacteria and fungi naturally breed and break down the material.

3. This causes the compost heap to gain a little heat and under these conditions the microorganisms flourish.

4. The activity then stops and the pile cools down.

5. Worms and insects naturally enter and break down the tougher materials.

6. After 9 months your compost/fertiliser is ready.

The things that you should add to your compost pile include hair and fur, paper, straw, animal bedding, egg shells, plant matter, teabags and coffee granules, horse manure and leaves.

However, you should under no circumstances add meat or fish, coal ash, animal waste, nappies and other human matter, dairy products, cooked foods, coloured paper, treated wood, diseased plants or weeds.

How to Build a Compost Bin

Step by step instructions on building a compost bin:

1. You could skip all the work and buy one from a DIY or Garden Centre.

2. To build one instead, create a wooden frame with around 300 litres capacity (the size that you want your compost bin to be) and attach it to the ground by posts.

3. Create a wooden lid in order to keep the rain out.

4. Position the bin in a well lit area of the garden with plenty of drainage as well as being out of the wind if possible.

5. Place the compost bin on soil rather than concrete and break the soil beneath it up to allow drainage.

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Compost is part of a solution to our current state of pollution. I choose to grow organically because I do not wish to introduce synthetic chemicals into the food, air and water supply. The process of making compost is a sensible alternative to the commercial petroleum based synthetic 10-20-10 fertilizers. Compost builds the health of soil and provides nutrients for plant growth.

Our landfills are overflowing with organic materials that could have been recycled as compost. By creating a compost system we reduce our needs for more landfills and municipal services locally. On a global level, composting is a method to reduce our dependence on distant sources of oil.

There are many possible recipes for making compost. It is similar to creating a soup of leftovers, an artistic expression of organic degradation. The process involves recycling anything that is organic (once living) into a form that serves as plant food. The household is the best source of materials, obviously toxics should be avoided.

The following is a list of possible ingredients; grass clippings, kitchen waste, wood ashes, weeds, leaves, garden residue, pet and human hair, shredded paper, twigs and wood chips, and animal manures.

Here are some exceptions and considerations. Dog, cat and human manure should be treated separately considering disease pathogens. Garden residue should be avoided if pesticides or herbicides had been applied, or if the plants were diseased. Kitchen waste that includes meat must be treated carefully to avoid odor and local scavengers.
The site location and the mixing of the proper ratio of ingredients determines a successful compost pile. Sites should be accessible, convenient to dump the daily kitchen waste. Depending on the scale of the system, it may be appropriate to plan for tractor and trailer to transport material to build the pile. A common system is the three pile method.

Compost piles can be contained by fencing, this allows the pile to be built vertically and provides air ventilation. The size of the pile is determined by the ability to turn the quantity of material. The freshest material is layered into the first pile. Oxygen, water and biologic factors begin to degrade the material. This process generates heat, this heat spurs microbial activity and kills weed seeds and disease pathogens.
After a period of time, dependent on the type of materials and the ambient temperature, the compost is turned into the second pile. In the second pile the biologic activity builds until a point where it stabilizes and becomes useful for plants. At this point the compost is stored ready for usage in the third pile.

The proper ratio of raw ingredients and water determines the compost process. The ratio of Carbon to Nitrogen is crucial. A ratio of 30:1 is ideal for compost. Materials high in nitrogen like manure and kitchen scraps need a lot of leaves and wood chips to achieve a proper balance. Otherwise, the bacteria are over-stimulated by the available nitrogen, over multiply, and die before they decompose the high carbon material. A properly balanced chemistry is required.
Likewise the right amount of water is essential. A wet pile becomes a stinky anaerobic mess that is difficult to turn, dryness also prevents decomposition. The ideal is damp but not over saturated.

Finished compost material is not recognizable as what it was. Properly prepared, compost is a stable, odorless plant food. We can nourish crops by building the life of the soil. Compost is the alternative to petroleum based synthetic fertilizers that pollute food and water. Households, restaurants, schools, and municipalities can use the simple science of compost to more efficiently use resources.

Josh Trought is a member of the Pemigewasset chapter of the Audubon Society of New Hampshire. He lives, works and practices organic farming at D Acres Organic Farm & Educational Homestead www.dacres.org.

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But I have a question. I don’t garden,
Is there any way that, if I use a worm compost, can I bring organic fertilizer somewhere so that other places can sell it so it can be used again?
Because I’d end up just having a lot of fertilizer that I don’t use.

Not entirely. Probably, 5% of garbage will have to be picked by the truck. As we know, we can recycle papers, plastics, metals, glass, wood. And we can compost food leftovers, greens and other vegetation. But what can we do with obsolete computers, broken down appliances and outmoded materials not already mentioned above? These have to be given to the garbage guys who will then take them to the recycling centers and the rest to the dump. Take note that burning of garbage is not allowed. You can get fined for this.

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