Transforming organic waste into compost can reduce your household garbage by 30% and reduce the GHG production related to transporting organic waste and disposing of it in landfills. Compost is also a great resource for flower and kitchen gardens. Composting harnesses the natural decaying process to turn organic waste into humus, a natural fertilizer. Leaves, garden waste and some kitchen scraps can be used. Well managed compost is odour-free and made up of 2/3 dry materials (leaves, grass cuttings or straw) and 1/3 kitchen scraps.

Our recommendations :

1. Design a space in the cupboards to hold compostables until they are emptied into a backyard or municipal compost bin. Some garbage cans are now available with three sections – one for garbage, one for recyclables and one for compostables. If you’re planning to compost or vermicompost (indoor composting using earthworms called “red wigglers”), set up a container in or near the kitchen to collect table scraps.
2. Composters trump garburators. Garburators use a lot of water and energy to send food garbage into the sewers, adding to water that requires treatment. The oil, grease and other materials suspended in the water make waste-water treatment more complicated, which adds to the operating costs of the municipal water treatment facilities.

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