International Compost Awareness Week: Is It OK NOT to Compost?

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May 6, 2008
By Barbara Pleasant, www.compostgardening.com 
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These and other studies on home composting also shed light on the habits of active composters, who typically compost 70 percent of their food waste and either compost or recycle all of their yard waste. Once people start composting, they don't stop — nine out of 10 people who start composting are still at it 10 years later. Long-time composters tend to keep more than one type of compost, too — usually a heap and an enclosed bin.

Sound familiar? Another statistical tidbit about fellow rot-watchers caught my eye: People who make compost are more likely to buy compost. Confession time: I had been feeling guilty about the three big bags of Poplar Manor compost I bought last week, but not anymore! After all, buying locally made compost is a good move that helps my garden and my community, and it takes the pressure off of my compost to hurry up and get done.

So, are you more aware of compost now? Want to learn more? Read Compost Made Easy.

— Mother Earth News contributing editor Barbara Pleasant is the author of The Complete Compost Gardening Guide. She lives in Floyd, Virginia.

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