Home composting is much easier than what you might have heard. You cannot fail, because compost knows what to do. There is a wealth of information about composting and not one, absolute “right way” to do it.

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Balancing ingredients greens vs. browns, hot vs. cold, small vs. large, and aeration are all factors that may affect the rate of decomposition — but you will still end up with compost in the end. Yard waste, vegetable and fruit scraps, coffee grounds and filters are just a few items that can be composted. Avoid meat and dairy products, pet or human waste, and fireplace ashes. For a more complete list of what can and can’t be composted, refer to: www.compostthis.co.uk.

Composting offers the obvious benefits of resource efficiency and creating a useful product from organic waste that would otherwise have been landfilled. It also cuts down on greenhouse gases by reducing the amount of waste that needs to be transported.