How To Compost In A Small Space

Reserve the One Top: http://bit.ly/2v0iast Here is what you'll need! What Can I Compost? Greens vs browns (nitrogen-rich and carbon-rich) -http://homeguides.sfgate.com/cardboard-composting-25097.html -http://sarasota.ifas.ufl.edu/compost/can-i-compost-it.shtml https://cfpub.epa.gov/npstbx/files/reducewastecompost.pdf http://homeguides.sfgate.com/nutshells-composting-21641.html Want 4xs more of browns as you have greens (especially if you want your compost to be quick proportions are extremely important) A list of 100 things you can compost broken down by room DIY indoor bin Facts Scraps can be stored in the fridge/freezer in a plastic bag or a food scrap pail Can use an old coffee container or 4-5 gallon bucket from your local hardware store To keep flies/gnats out line with newspaper Composting in small areas Can take anywhere from 20 days to 3 months if done correctly http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/How-to-turn-food-scraps-into-compost-3265560.php http://www.plowhearth.com/blogs/composting-for-beginners.aspx#.WfIa-dOGOL4 When we throw away organic matter like food waste it decomposes anaerobically (w/o oxygen) → creates methane, a greenhouse gas that is 20-35 times more potent than carbon dioxide at warming our planet! (I can picture a cute but sad earth heating up animation here) https://www.epa.gov/sustainable-management-food/reducing-impact-wasted-food-feeding-soil-and-composting https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140327111724.htm https://blogs.princeton.edu/research/2014/03/26/a-more-potent-greenhouse-gas-than-co2-methane-emissions-will-leap-as-earth-warms-nature/ According to the EPA landfills are the United States; third largest source of methane emissions. Finished compost is great for the soil and increases its fertility adding macronutrients and micronutrients. http://compostingcouncil.org/admin/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Compost-and-Its-Benefits.pdf http://compostingcouncil.org/admin/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Compost-and-Its-Benefits.pdf Anything that was once live or made from a living thing can be composted as long as all items are natural components. https://www.epa.gov/sustainable-management-food/reducing-impact-wasted-food-feeding-soil-and-composting The smaller you chop/shred items for your compost pile the the faster and more evenly they will decompose. mix/aerate weekly Don’t compost https://www.epa.gov/recycle/composting-home#basics Meat or meat waste like bones, fat, gristle, skin Fish or fish waste Dairy products like cheese, butter, cottage cheese, yogurt, cream cheese, sour cream Grease, oils, fats ^^create an imbalance of the nutrient rich foods and vegetation waste and breakdown slowly. They also attract rodents and other scavenging animals Meat attracts maggots And your bin will smell like s****. Check us out on Facebook! - facebook.com/buzzfeedtasty Credits: https://www.buzzfeed.com/bfmp/videos/36184 MUSIC Licensed via Audio Network VIDEO composting elaineodell/Getty Images filling up the wheelbarrow mgost/Getty Images flipping a lot of ground plant. mixing a bunch of plants biosmotion/Getty Images male hands in rich soil john james wood/Getty Images steak pressdigital/Getty Images cheese dinner milax/Getty Images raccoon with young ones running on grass john and janet foster/Getty Images