!±8± Clean Air Distributing CAG51190 5-Piece Kitchen Composting Starter Kit

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Clean Air Distributing CAG51190 5-Piece Kitchen Composting Starter Kit

Composting is a lot easier when you have a little extra help from a few essential tools. This Composting Accessory kit is a great way to make sure you're composting to the fullest potential possible. The green kitchen countertop compost pail holds up to 9.6-quart of kitchen scraps. It conveniently fits on the counter to hold vegetable and fruit scraps until you're ready to empty it into the compost bin or pile. Included with the compost pail is a carbon filter that eliminates any odors that could arise. The pail measures 8-1/2-Inch by 9-Inch by 11-Inch high. The compost thermometer is 20-Inch long, making it easy to get deep into any compost bin or pile for a more accurate temperature reading. The no-fog lens and easy-to-read dial shows how hot the compost is while letting you know if it's hot enough or not. The composting book is a 32-page guide full of helpful hints, tips and troubleshooting information about composting. It includes illustrations and charts for easy reference. Using a compost starter is a great way to jumpstart a new compost bin or pile. The microbes inside this bottle get things going while covering up to 90-gallon of material. Bio Bags fit inside the kitchen compost pail and are made from a biodegradable material (cornstarch). These bags hold kitchen scraps and break down themselves once inside the compost bin. This composting accessory kit is good for anyone getting started with composting.

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Sunday, December 4, 2011

Start Composting Today and Reduce Landfill Waste

!±8± Start Composting Today and Reduce Landfill Waste

If you're looking for another way to make a positive impact on the planet, in addition to recycling, look no further than the wonderful world of composting. In basic terms, composting is the act of breaking down organic food and yard waste into a potent soil amendment called humus. But actually, composting is a bit more. It is about providing an environment where this process occurs quicker, usually in a compost bin or compost tumbler, and with the correct ratios of certain organic matter - you can't just go throwin' everything in and hope for the best.

Composting really is an art. Depending on your climate and time of year, your pile may need more or less of certain things to achieve the optimum carbon to nitrogen ratio for the organic matter to properly break down. Also, composting is not a free-for-all for your food scraps and waste. There are many things that are no-no's as far as the compost bin goes, including meat and bones, grease and oils, dairy products, fecal matter (that's right, no poo), diseased plants and weeds. Actually, it may be better to give a list of compostable items, so here goes:

From the yard: chemical-free grass clippings, dry leaves, shrub and tree waste, sawdust and wood chips from untreated wood, straw and hay, dead plants and flowers, potting soil, dead insects.

From the kitchen: coffee grounds and filters, tea bags (no staples) and leaves, fruit and veggie scraps, corn husks, crushed eggshells, hair from brushes, cereal (oatmeal for example), bread and flour, leftover pasta without oil or dairy-based sauces, rice, all-natural fibers like cotton, shredded black and white newspaper, paper towels.

All you need to get started is a compost bin of some sort, a suitable place to put it, and some basic information that can be found in any composting guide. If you're an apartment dweller without a yard, there are smaller indoor units that can be kept indoors or on a patio. And don't worry if you're not into gardening, if you produce rich, fertile humus, there will be no shortage of people vying to take it off your hands. So start composting today, its fun for the whole family and is great for the environment.