How To Compost And Compost Bin Types To Buy

  references
  
      United States Environmental Protection Agency: "Composting At Home"
    
      Washington State University Whatcom County Extension: "Compost Fundamentals"
    
      The Spruce: "How to Make a Compost Bin Using a Plastic Storage Container"
    
      EarthEasy: "How to Compost in an Apartment"
    
      New York State Department of Environmental Conservation: "Home Composting"
    
      United States Environmental Protection Agency: "How to Create and Maintain an Indoor Worm Composting Bin"
    
      Oregon State University Extension Service: "Master Composting Program"
    
      Morning Chores: " Carbon to Nitrogen Compost Calculator: Create the Perfect Compost Pile"
    
      Cornell Waste Management Institute: "Cornell Composting"
    
      Environmental Defense Fund: "Methane: The other important greenhouse gas"
    
      University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources: "University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources"
    




Composting benefits the environment and can help nourish the plants in your own backyard.

Image Credit: svetikd/iStock/GettyImages

“It’s kind of like tending a fire: You need to have the right ratio of items so that the microbes in there can continue to thrive,” Olson says. “For the most part, you want more brown items than green items.”

You can determine your compost’s C:N ratio using this calculator.

Image Credit: Chef’n

Image Credit: Redmon Since 1883

This tumbler features aeration holes and fins to help break up compost clumps inside the chamber.

Image Credit: FCMP Outdoor

Image Credit: LIVESTRONG.com Creative

That said, your local curbside or drop-off composting program may accept some of these materials, so call ahead if you have any questions about what you can hand off.

5 Easy-to-Grow Microgreens and Recipes to Use Them

      United States Environmental Protection Agency: "Composting At Home"
    
      Washington State University Whatcom County Extension: "Compost Fundamentals"
    
      The Spruce: "How to Make a Compost Bin Using a Plastic Storage Container"
    
      EarthEasy: "How to Compost in an Apartment"
    
      New York State Department of Environmental Conservation: "Home Composting"
    
      United States Environmental Protection Agency: "How to Create and Maintain an Indoor Worm Composting Bin"
    
      Oregon State University Extension Service: "Master Composting Program"
    
      Morning Chores: " Carbon to Nitrogen Compost Calculator: Create the Perfect Compost Pile"
    
      Cornell Waste Management Institute: "Cornell Composting"
    
      Environmental Defense Fund: "Methane: The other important greenhouse gas"
    
      University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources: "University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources"