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What to compost and what not to compost
Posted: 12 Jan 2009 All Entries |
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What to compost and what not to compost
Category: Compact Composting | Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 12:10 am It is very easy and relatively simple to compost right in your home with no smell and using minimal space. In these economically difficult times, everything is valuable--especially our kitchen waste. We want to maximize our usage while minimizing waste; AND it does not have to cost an arm and a leg to do it. What to compost and what not to compost: --What SHOULD NOT Be Composted -Meat, Fish or Meat-By-Products -Meat fat or lard -Cooking Oil (Any kind-even vegetable oil) When composting these item--USE WORMS to hurry the process. These items will make your compost smell and attract unwanted vermin like beetles, roaches, rats, mice,etc.: -Any dairy product (milk, cheese,yogurt, cream,etc.) -Uncooked Rice -Pasta -Baked Beans -Bread Products -Cake Second--What Can Be Composted QUICKLY WITHOUT SMELL AND WORMS -All Fresh Vegetables (including potato peelings, onion skins, produce trimmings,etc) -All Fresh Fruits (Including banana peels,orange peels, apple or pear cores, etc.) -Freezer-burned fruit or vegetables -Freezer-burned vegetables -Nut shells (except pistacio) -Popcorn (Uncooked) -Coffee grounds -Cooked rice -Egg shells -Tea bags and grounds -Aquarium plants -Leaves -Plant Waste (from previous or dead foliage arrangements) -Pine needles -Houseplant trimmings -Seaweed and kelp -Wood -Weeds (from the sidewalk) -Envelopes -Grocery receipts -Kleenex tissues -Paper napkins -Paper towels -Shredded cardboard -Shredded newspapers -Cardboard cereal boxes (shredded) -Felt scraps -Leather Scraps -Lint (from clothes dryer) -Pencil shavings -Q-tips or cotton swabs (not the plastic!!) -Sawdust Last edited: Fri Jan 16, 2009 4:28 am This blog entry has been viewed 1464 times
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