Why Compost?

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Composting food scraps reduces waste that ends up in landfills

Food and yard waste that end up buried in landfills not only take up precious space, but also create methane gas as they break down in a landfill’s oxygenless environment.
Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas.
Those white tubes you see sticking out of the ground in covered landfills are venting methane into the air.

Composting food scraps decreases humans’ impact on global warming

Methane released during anaerobic decomposition of food waste in landfills contributes to global warming, but if that same food waste is effectively composted then no methane is released

Using finished compost as a fertilizer helps conserve our finite natural resources

Using finished compost in your yard and garden reduces the need for commercial fertilizers (many of which are oil based)

Finished compost is the closest thing on earth to magic

It originates from waste products (leaves, cardboard, paper, newspaper, fruit scraps, vegetable scraps, coffee grinds, etc.)
Billions of microorganisms convert the waste into the most beautiful and rich looking soil that you can imagine, but the finished compost is even better than beautiful soil
Compost helps lighten clay soils and allows them to drain better
Compost helps sandy soils retain more water
Compost provides nutrients and beneficial microorganisms (bacteria, fungi, actinomycetes) and macroorganisms (earthworms) to low quality soils
Compost balances the pH of alkaline and acidic soils
Unlike commercial fertilizers which release all of their nutrients immediately, compost slowly releases nutrients over time supporting long term plant growth