{"id":19944,"date":"2013-12-16T13:49:30","date_gmt":"2013-12-16T13:49:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ecowatch.com\/?p=315077"},"modified":"2013-12-16T13:49:30","modified_gmt":"2013-12-16T13:49:30","slug":"how-to-compost-in-your-apartment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leedpoints.com\/green-building-blog\/how-to-compost-in-your-apartment\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Compost in Your Apartment"},"content":{"rendered":null,"protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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Live in an apartment or condo and think you can’t compost because you don’t have a large backyard?<\/p>\n

It is possible—and fairly easy—to compost indoors. If properly managed, a compost bin won’t attract pests or rodents or smell bad.<\/p>\n

Food scraps and yard waste make up 20 percent to 30 percent of what we throw away and are the largest category of municipal solid waste<\/a> going into  landfills and incinerators, says<\/a> the U.S Environmental Protection Agency. Food scraps in landfills take up space and release methane, a potent greenhouse gas.<\/p>\n

In 2011, more than 36 million tons of food waste was generated, with only 4 percent diverted from landfills and incinerators for composting. <\/p>\n

Composting your food scraps keeps these materials out of landfills. At the end of several weeks (and with the help of some red wiggler worms<\/a>), you will have compost<\/a>, a rich organic material that can be added to soil to help your houseplants grow, improve your vegetable garden, or make your lawn greener. <\/p>\n

Here is some help on composting indoors from Sustainable America<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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Visit EcoWatch’s TIPS<\/a> <\/strong>page for more related news on this topic.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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