Have you ever wondered how you can continue to reduce the organic waste you generate at home and what goes to your local disposal facility? You can reduce the amount of organic waste collected in two ways. First, make sure to properly prepare all your yard waste for collection at the curb. Second, start a backyard composting program. For more information about backyard composting, please visit any of these organizations’ websites below to learn how to reduce organic-rich landfill waste and produce a soil-amendment product at your home for use in your landscape and garden.
COMPOSTING FOR COMMUNITY MAP
Would you like to learn more about composting in your local community? Well you’re in luck because The Institute for Local Self-Reliance has put together a useful interactive map of U.S. composting. Community-scale composters are essential to help foster and expand local interest in composting, and serve as a valuable educational resource on methods and uses related to composting. The Composting for Community Map lists community composting operations from across the country, and illustrates how government policies assist or block the growth of local composting programs.
