Installation & Assembly

What to Compost
A great variety of things can be composted at home,
saving them from a trip to the landfill.
The following items can be added to your compost pile:
Grass / Lawn Clippings
When adding grass clippings be careful to add very thin
layers, or thoroughly mix them in with other compost
ingredients, as they otherwise tend to become slimy and
matted down, excluding air from the pile. Fresh grass
clippings are high in nitrogen, making them a 'green'
compost ingredient.
Kitchen Waste
Fruit and vegetable peels / rinds, tea bags, coffee
grounds, eggshells, and similar materials are great stuff to
compost. They tend to be high in nitrogen (this puts them
in the 'greens' category), and are usually quite soft and
moist. As such, kitchen wastes need to be mixed in with
drier / bulkier materials to allow complete air penetration.
Avoid composting meat scraps, fatty food wastes, milk
products, and bones -- these materials can attract vermin.
Leaves
Generally, leaves are an excellent compost ingredient, but
they can mat down and exclude air. Be sure that any
clumps are thoroughly broken up, or that the leaves are
used only in thin layers. Dead leaves are in the 'browns'
category, while living green leaves contain abundant
nitrogen and are considered 'greens'.
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