General – Page 140 – Crazy About Compost

How To Make A Compost Bin – Timelapse

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HjT6zFs7eg Here's a pretty clean-cut video on building a three chamber compost bin. There must be a thousand videos on how to make a compost bin, and they're all slightly different designs. I wouldn't get hung up on it. As long as you can open it up to remove the finished contents without breaking your back, you should be good to go with whatever design you choose. Don't worry about getting in there to turn the pile over, all that does is allow heat to escape from the active center.

Steaming Piles of Compost

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1908VmFlQ8Y Good short clip showing the steam... probably the coolest part of composting through the cold months. How to do it? Have a pile at least 3'x3'x3' in size, comprised of half shredded browns (preferably leaves). Add the food scraps, cover with more browns, moisten, cover the pile with a tarp or lots of straw.

Harris Interactive Memo on Composting – Dec 27th, 2013

Original link to Memo found here: http://www.recycle.cc/2013-1227NW&RA_composting_survey_executive_summary_010814.pdf When it comes to composting, there is definitely a sense of how important it is with three-quarters (77%) agreeing they understand the importance of implementing a separate management process for food/waste disposal versus disposing of it with their general household waste. But, while they understand the importance, seven in ten Americans (72%) do not compost at all. Of those who do, 16% compost at home, 9% compost in their community and 4% compost in some other way. How can we get more Americans to compost? Make it easier as, among those who do not already compost, two-thirds (67%) agree they would be willing to compost their food waste if it was more convenient to do so in their community. And, if there was…