How to Choose Cover Materials for Your Compost Pile
I'd like to review a number of readily available "browns" and show you which ones are best to use in your compost pile. Cardboard/paperboard: If you have recycling available, do that instead. Otherwise, these are OK to compost but be sure to rip them up first. Newspaper/paper: This is also best suited for recycling. If you don't have recycling available, rip up the paper first and avoid adding glossy newsprint if possible. Shredded Paper: This won't get recycled due to its size- it'll fall right through the cracks of the recycling sorting machinery and end up being trashed. Add it to the center of your compost pile in small amounts. Napkin/tissue/paper towels: These materials are also OK to add to your pile in modest quantities as long as they haven't…