| Recycling is something you should do today to avoid cramming up the already overfilled landfills your locality has. You should make it a point to reuse recyclable items or deliver them to the recycling plant. This effort will go a long way to keep overfilled landfills from filling up even more.
In the process of recycling, organic waste is something you should focus your attention to. Organic waste is composed of those items that cannot be recycled such as banana peels, flowers, food wastes, etc. This type of waste is known to form a considerable percentage of waste that goes into landfills.
You can do your part in keeping your landfill from overfilling by throwing your organic waste in your own backyard. But don't let it out in plain sight. Practice composting and help the environment.
Composting is nature's way of recycling. Once a plant dies, insects and microorganisms feed on its dead remains. Upon full decomposition, nutrients are recycled into compost. There are two kinds of compost - hot composting and cold composting. Cold composting is a passive composting while hot compost is focused more on the active maintenance of the compost.
Hot composting can be completed in about two weeks. You have to actively participate in the process by making sure that there is a balance of the required elements for composting. From the two kinds of composting, hot composting makes use of the organic waste well.
For effective hot compost, you have to have three factors present, namely aeration, moisture, and a balance of carbon and nitrogen. Aeration involves introducing oxygen to the compost pile regularly. With more oxygen, faster decomposition takes place. You should also keep your compost pile moist but not overly wet. To ensure that a balance between carbon and nitrogen is achieved, you have to balance the amount of organic waste and yard trimmings in your compost pit.
On the other hand, you can also do cold composting. If you have a lot of time to spare, cold composting is the process for you. The effect is similar to that of hot composting yet it takes a lot longer for humus to be created (at least several months). Still, you are keeping organic waste from reaching overfilled landfills in your area.
Cold composting can be done by busy homeowners who do not have the time to maintain their compost pit. One disadvantage with cold compost is that it takes a lot of time for the process to complete that you might end up being limited with the amount of kitchen waste you can add to your compost. But if you don't mind that, you can always do cold composting for the betterment of the environment.
In your own simple way of composting organic waste and yard trimmings in your backyard, you can help reduce the amount of waste going to overfilled landfills. Do your job as a citizen of the world and create your compost pit now.
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