Guest post by Sam Cho
According to the United Nations Environment Programme, consumers in industrialized
countries waste as much as 222 million tons of food waste per year.
If we continue at this rate, there will no longer be enough landfill space to store household
wastes in the coming years.
As consumers, we can play a part in reducing the level of stress placed on landfills and
other waste storage methods.
One such way is by composting organic waste.
Composting can take place both indoors and outdoors.
In the following infographic (produced by Organic Lesson), we take a look at the main
components and processes of composting.
What’s Goes Into Organic Compost?
Composting consists of four main components:
*Organic matter
*Moisture
*Oxygen
*Bacteria
The process will not work if any one of them is missing because each plays a vital role.
Fortunately, it is very easy to acquire all four components.
Oxygen, moisture, and bacteria come in naturally as long as you do a good job of maintaining
the compost pile.
When it comes to collecting organic matter, there are certain things to be aware of.
First, there needs to be a good balance between green (carbon) and brown (nitrogen) matter.
Second, you need to avoid using anything that has been exposed to chemicals in the past.
This includes objects like treated wood, synthetic materials, and colored paper.
Last but not least, you also have to avoid objects that may contain dangerous viruses
or bacteria like tainted meat.
Are you ready to give composting a try?
These tips will help you get started…
Make Your Own Organic Compost
Source: OrganicLesson.com
About the author
Sam is a gardening enthusiast who experiments with growing many different types of plants in his mini indoor garden. You can learn more about his gardening experiences at a blog called Organic Lesson.
Have you ever made your own organic compost?
Share your experiences, thoughts and comments with us.
“Shared on Pin Worthy Wednesday”
Interesting! My daughter just got a part-time job waitressing & the amount of food restaurants throw away is crazy, composting would really help reduce all that waste. Thanks for sharing at Pin-Worthy Wednesday!
Hi Roxanne,
I am delighted that you visited and shared your thoughts. I agree that amount of food that is wasted daily is sad when you think of people who are hungry. All the best, Deborah
I would love to try composting! Back when we were living in Canada, they had program where the city would pick up and compost for us (like garbage & recycling), it was great! Here, in the part of California we live, they don’t do that. I think it would be hard to compost in our apartment (especially with no balcony or yard space of any kind). I look forward to having some space again in future to try making my own compost.
Thanks Deborah for this great guest post on Composting from Sam Cho. The infographic really add a lot to it. I saw it at the Live It Up at the Healthy, Happy, Green & Natural Party Blog Hop #52, where my blog, Red is the Right Color for Feb. appears too. I’ll pin this composting blog post on my board for gardening at Pinterest. Thanks again. Nancy Andres, Health & Lifestyle Writer, Author of Colors of Joy: A Woman’s Guide for Self-Discovery, and Bliss, Blogger at http://obloggernewbie.blogspot.com and http://www.nancyandreswriter.com/colors-of-joy-blog/
Hi Nancy,
I am delighted that you found this composting infographic of interest. Thank you so much for pinning it and I’m so glad you are partying with us at the Health, Happy, Green and Natural Party Blog Hop! Your contributions are so thought-provoking and inspiring. I appreciate it!
I’ve always had a problem creating my own compost, I never got a good growth at the end of it. I add to the organic compost that I buy from thecompostshop as it always yields the results I desire. Hopefully my gardening this year will be just as successful as my previous years. Happy gardening everyone and I hope you’re as successful as I am!
Great infographic! Quite easy for understanding and detailed enough. I’m considering buying a composting system soon, because I just moved to a new place with a large backyard which will produce quite a large amount of organic waste. Thank you for this post and the ideas!