Corn cobs allow extra composting time Corn husks Crumbs Crushed egg shells Expired jelly Expired yogurt Fish bones ground up Fish skin Flour Food-soiled paper Fruit leaves cherry, strawberry, raspberry, peach Grape wastes Jell-O Liquid from canned goods Loose tea leaves Melted ice cream Moldy bread Moldy cheese Mussels Cardboard egg cartons Oatmeal Old herbs Old pasta Olive pits Onion skins Paper egg cartons Paper grocery bags Paper napkins Paper tablecloths Paper towels and towel rolls Pizza boxes Popcorn kernels Potato peels Pumpkin seeds Seaweed Sesame seeds Soggy salad Soup Stale cereal Stale crackers and chips Stale grains Sunflower seeds Tea bags and string Tofu Used paper plates non wax coating Vegetable and fruit peels White paper bakery bags Winter rye Aquarium plants Bird cage droppings Brown paper lunch bags Chewing gum Cotton clothes Cotton shirt threads Fish food Flat soda Homework assignments Juice boxes those not coated with plastic or containing foil Latex balloons Linen bed sheets Paper mache Pet hair Pizza crust We use cookies to improve your experience and help us understand how our site is being used.
By using our website, you consent to our cookies. January 9, Compost this Balloons, as long as they are latex, are fully compostable. Tip: Breaking things down in a blender first can speed up the composting process. Stale or moldy bread, crackers and cereal. Tip: These items can attract unwanted pets, so bury them deep in your pile or use a composter with a lid. Wine, beer and liquor. The liquid from canned fruits and vegetables. Old herbs and spices. Coffee grounds and paper coffee filters.
Tea and teabags. Jam, jelly and other fruit preserves. Balloons, gloves and condoms made from latex. Hair and nail clippings. Feathers and fur from pets. Old ropes and ripped up cloth made of natural fibers, such as wool or cotton.
Cotton balls and swabs made from percent cotton. Natural corks from wine bottles. You should also alternate layers of organic materials of different-sized particles. The brown materials provide carbon for your compost, the green materials provide nitrogen, and the water provides moisture to help break down the organic matter. There are many different ways to make a compost pile; we have provided the following for general reference. Helpful tools include pitchforks, square-point shovels or machetes, and water hoses with a spray head.
Regular mixing or turning of the compost and some water will help maintain the compost. Learn how to create and maintain an indoor worm composting bin.
If you do not have space for an outdoor compost pile, you can compost materials indoors using a special type of bin, which you can buy at a local hardware store, gardening supplies store, or make yourself.
Remember to tend your pile and keep track of what you throw in.
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