How to Start Composting

How to Start Composting

Composting is essentially another form of recycling, yet it seems much more daunting than simply chucking a seltzer can in a blue bin. On average, Americans waste 25 percent of the food they buyand only five percent of food is composted in the US Discarded food is the single largest component of municipal solid waste. … Read more

Napier City Council helps fund home composting

Napier City Council helps fund home composting

Laura holds one of the Bokashi composting systems available for home use. Napier City Council believes more than 50 per cent of rubbish going to Napier’s landfill is a waste. When organic material, compostable green waste and food scraps are mixed with other rubbish, it doesn’t degrade and that valuable nutrient is lost forever, says … Read more