Save The Landfills Start A Compost Pile

Did you know that household trash, lawn clippings, and non-recyclable paper goods take up one-third of the space at landfills? That’s a lot of waste. At that rate, landfills will fill up quickly. Plus, imagine all of the methane gas created and released by that much packed-down garbage. Wouldn’t it be nice to find a better way?

Starting a compost pile in your backyard cuts down heavily on the amount of trash dumped into landfills, returns nutrients to the soil, and helps keep the air cleaner for everyone. It saves on fertilizer costs, because your yard clippings and kitchen’s refuse decompose down into a rich, crumbly soil conditioner you can use on next year’s vegetable or flower garden.

Composting uses organic matter like dead leaves and plants, grass clippings, tree and bush trimmings, shredded newspapers and cardboard, fruit and vegetable scraps, crushed egg shells, and coffee grounds mixed with a bit of soil and a little water. Since you frequently stir the mixture or turn the pile over now and then rather than compacting it, the gas produced is carbon dioxide rather than methane.

It’s easy to help save the landfills. Just use the best natural recycling method there is: Start a compost pile.Still bored? Click to continue: Ten Golden Rules in Composting