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Why compost
First of all, what is compost?
Compost is a mix of food scraps and natural materials that have broken down over time. Compost looks like REALLY rich soil.
You can add it to the soil in your houseplants or your garden. It is great for an herb garden on your kitchen countertop, a window box, tree pit, container garden on your stoop, or a vegetable garden in your backyard.
Why Compost? Grow a better garden!
Add compost to houseplant and garden soil for:
- More nutrients like nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium without store bought fertilizers
- Better drainage
- Better water retention
- Better air circulation
- Balance soil pH level
- More room for roots to stretch out and soak up nutrients
Why Compost? To reduce what you send to landfill!
Composting keeps your food scraps out of landfills. Every bit of food scraps that you can save from the landfill is a win. Now Americans waste 55 million tons of food each year. That’s 40% of our food supply!
Why Compost? To fight climate change!
About a third of what we throw away is food and yard scraps that could go into your compost instead of the landfill. Food and yard scraps that end up in the landfill produce 8% of greenhouse gas emissions!
What does compost do?
Compost builds up the soil naturally without adding store bought fertilizers.
Compost adds macronutrients like nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium. It also adds micronutrients like manganese, copper, iron, and zinc.
The nutrients release slowly, making it better than store bought fertilizers!
Composting saves money!
There’s no need to run to the store for plant fertilizer - your compost is much better than store bought fertilizers. It also prevents soil erosion so you get to buy fewer bags of soil for your garden.