Think turning your food scraps into fertilizer is all BS? Think again! All you need is a composter. Simply collect your compostable waste like coffee grounds, egg shells, fruit peels, and tea bags in a compost bin or crock, stir and water a few times a week. The waste will breakdown into nutrient-packed fertilizer in about a month’s time. We found this way-too-cute ceramic Kitchen Compost Crock ($42) that will look great on your countertop or terrace. Don’t worry; there is a charcoal odor filter so you can conveniently and stylishly collect scraps without yucky smells until you take it to your composting heap. There are even bio-degradable trash bags to line the bin that break down in about a month. If you are new to composting, you can get more details on how to turn that perfect pile of waste into wonders. For real.
Greenista Cocktail Factoid: Disposing of food waste in a landfill contributes to global warming. Every metric dry ton of food that goes to a landfill may generate .25 metric tons of methane in the first 120 days. Thus, composting this food waste would reduce emissions by the equivalent of up to 6 metric tons of CO2.
Written by Greenista Girl Shubhra
Photo by Giam and Frog&Princess
Tags: Bite, compost, garden, kitchen composter
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