Episode 25: Compost to Sustainably Dispose of Food and Yard Waste: Here's How!

Published: April 16, 2020, 9 a.m.

“Composting is the most effective tool in the zero-waste tool belt.” Kellogg, K. (2017, October 2).

Hot Composting Links:

USDA-NRCS: https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detail/national/newsroom/features/?&cid=nrcs143_023537

The University of Florida: https://sfyl.ifas.ufl.edu/sarasota/natural-resources/waste-reduction/composting/quick-tutorial/

Vermicomposting:

U.S. EPA: https://www.epa.gov/recycle/how-create-and-maintain-indoor-worm-composting-bin

The University of Florida: https://sfyl.ifas.ufl.edu/sarasota/natural-resources/waste-reduction/composting/what-is-composting/meet-your-composting-team/worms-vermicomposting/

Trench Composting:

The University of Florida: https://sfyl.ifas.ufl.edu/sarasota/natural-resources/waste-reduction/composting/what-is-composting/methods/

Composting methods and step-by-step instructions for building several types of compost bins.

The University of Florida: https://sfyl.ifas.ufl.edu/sarasota/natural-resources/waste-reduction/composting/what-is-composting/compost-bins/

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References: [i], [v] Kellogg, K. (2017, October 2). A Composting Guide for Apartment Living. Retrieved from Going Zero Waste: https://www.goingzerowaste.com/blog/composting-for-apartments, [ii], [iii], [xx], [xxi] U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. (2019, November 13). Composting At Home. Retrieved from https://www.epa.gov/recycle/composting-home, [iv] Bradford, A. (2019, June 13). Four Reasons Why Every Town and City Should Compost. Retrieved from Frontier Group: https://frontiergroup.org/blogs/blog/fg/four-reasons-why-every-town-and-city-should-compost, [vi], [xviii], [xix] University of Florida IFAS Extension. (2019, November 20). Composting Methods. Retrieved from https://sfyl.ifas.ufl.edu/sarasota/natural-resources/waste-reduction/composting/what-is-composting/methods/, [vii] University of Florida IFAS Extension. (2019, November 20). Grass-cycling. Retrieved from https://sfyl.ifas.ufl.edu/sarasota/natural-resources/waste-reduction/composting/what-is-composting/what-can-be-composted/grass-cycling/, [viii], [xi], [xvi], [xvii] USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. (n.d.). Composting. Retrieved from https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detail/national/newsroom/features/?&cid=nrcs143_023537, [ix] University of Florida IFAS Extension. (2019, November 20). What Can I Compost. Retrieved from https://sfyl.ifas.ufl.edu/sarasota/natural-resources/waste-reduction/composting/what-is-composting/what-can-be-composted/, [x] University of Florida IFAS Extension. (2019, November 20). A Quick Composting Tutorial. Retrieved from https://sfyl.ifas.ufl.edu/sarasota/natural-resources/waste-reduction/composting/quick-tutorial/, [xii], [xiii], [xv] U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. (2019, December 3). How to Create and Maintain an Indoor Worm Composting Bin. Retrieved from https://www.epa.gov/recycle/how-create-and-maintain-indoor-worm-composting-bin, [xiv] University of Florida IFAS Extension. (2019, November 20). Composting with Worms (Vermicomposting). Retrieved from https://sfyl.ifas.ufl.edu/sarasota/natural-resources/waste-reduction/composting/what-is-composting/meet-your-composting-team/worms-vermicomposting/