{"id":7863,"date":"2018-02-15T19:53:14","date_gmt":"2018-02-16T00:53:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/?page_id=7863"},"modified":"2023-07-05T17:07:46","modified_gmt":"2023-07-05T21:07:46","slug":"home-composting-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/food\/home-composting-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Composting Your Food Waste at Home"},"content":{"rendered":"

Some food waste is inevitable, but you can <\/span>keep this out of the waste stream with very little effort.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Composting Your Own Food Waste at Home<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Composting is great for the environment. Watch this inspiring and entertaining seven-minute video: \u201cThe Compost Story\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

Some food waste is inevitable, but you can<\/strong> <\/em>keep this out of the waste stream with a home compost bin. At the same time, you will be making great organic fertilizer for your garden and flower\u00a0beds.\u00a0 And it’s very easy to do.\u00a0 Let’s start with a few basics:<\/p>\n

Some Do’s and Don’ts:\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

Please note<\/strong> that some of the food waste not compostable at home (such as meat, bones, fish, dairy) can be dropped off at the RTS food scrap collection. Click here for\u00a0<\/strong><\/a>details<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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DO<\/span> COMPOST<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
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DON’T<\/span> COMPOST<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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  • All your vegetable and fruit wastes, (including rinds and cores) even if they are moldy and ugly<\/li>\n
  • Old bread, donuts, cookies, crackers, pizza crust, noodles: anything made out of flour!<\/li>\n
  • Grains (cooked or uncooked): rice, barley, you name it<\/li>\n
  • Coffee grounds, tea bags, filters<\/li>\n
  • Fruit or vegetable pulp from juicing<\/li>\n
  • Old spices<\/li>\n
  • Outdated boxed foods from the pantry<\/li>\n
  • Egg shells (crush well)<\/li>\n
  • Corn cobs and husks (cobs break down very slowly)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
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