FOOD COMPOSTING REDUCES GREENHOUSE GASES 

To the proven benefits of composting, we can add one more: reduction of greenhouse gases which many people believe contribute to global warming. 

According to the November, 2000, issue of Resource Recycling, “If the 21.5 million tons of food residuals generated annually were composted instead of being sent to landfills, this would result in a reduction of about three million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalents in greenhouse gas emissions. This is equivalent to taking more than two million cars off the road.”

Composting is easy to do and is problem-free when done right.  Compost creates rich soil and stronger plants, using free and available resources.  It reduces environmental damage such as erosion, reduces the need for chemical fertilizers and pesticides and increases the life of necessary landfills.

If you’re composting your food waste, yard trimmings and waste paper at home, thank you. If you’re still sending all that stuff to the dump, please consider doing the right thing and look into the many simple, inexpensive ways to set up home composting.