| Compost is a great garden fertilizer, containing | | | | causes of global warming which is something that |
| several nutrients for your garden. Not only is it a | | | | definitely needs to be reversed. Every little bit |
| necessary addition to the soil in your yard or | | | | helps, so be sure to do your part to prevent |
| garden, it's also the perfect way to get rid of | | | | even more global warming problems. |
| your food scraps, yard clippings, leaves, manure, | | | | Despite the reasons that benefit society as a |
| pine needles, dryer lint, and even cardboard and | | | | whole, you can benefit on an individual level as |
| papers you need to get rid of. | | | | well. |
| There is so much waste in our modern society | | | | 1. Get a compost bin and place it in your garden. |
| that it is quite hard to believe. Who would have | | | | 2. You can put fruit and vegetables in as well as |
| thought that so many people wouldn't give a | | | | other plants. These all biodegrade very quickly. |
| second thought to throwing many items away? | | | | 3. Amazingly, you can even include paper and |
| Well, the landfills are overflowing and it's time to | | | | cardboard shredding. Don't hesitate to put these in |
| take a stand using your very own backyard. | | | | your compost bin for a better backyard. They will |
| You can make your backyard better by starting | | | | help to create air pockets, which helps the other |
| a compost bin. This will reduce your overall | | | | things to decompose better. |
| household waste and free up the landfills for the | | | | 4. Want to know how you benefit? As these |
| things that done have another home. Compost | | | | things break down and decompose, they will |
| bins are great because they contain biodegradable | | | | produce nutrients for your plants! |
| food scraps. | | | | You need to make sure to keep your children and |
| Some people think that since the food is | | | | animals away from the compost bin as much as |
| biodegradable that it is no problem at all to throw | | | | possible. |
| it away. The trouble is that some of these foods | | | | When you and I decide to compost, we not only |
| take a lot longer than others. Many people don't | | | | benefit ourselves and our households, but we also |
| see the problem with doing this, so tons and tons | | | | help our environment. Everyone benefits: compost |
| of food is thrown away each day. | | | | bins are inexpensive (or even free, if you decide |
| One of the main problems is that people only | | | | to build your own compost bin with scraps you |
| consider the trash that they are throwing away. | | | | saved from other projects), your overall |
| When you consider that your neighbor, their | | | | household waste will be reduced which is a |
| neighbor, and everyone else's neighbor are doing it | | | | wonderful goal to have, and our planet gets a |
| too you get a different perspective on the issue. | | | | break from having to hold some of our family's |
| For one thing the food that is decomposing may | | | | debris. |
| emit methane gas. Methane is one of the leading | | | | |