Making Good Dirt is Service above Self! Why should you compost? While the first answer you might think of is that we compost to reduce waste, it’s more than that. By turning organic material into compost rather than sending it to landfills, you're helping reduce your carbon footprint.
Food waste contributes to greenhouse gas emissions, particularly methane, when food decomposes in landfills. The USDA estimates that a mind-boggling 30% to 40% of the country’s food supply is wasted due to food spoilage, grocery stores ordering too much food, and consumers buying more than they can eat. However, there's one way that people can prevent sending these leftover bits of food to the landfill.
Learning how to compost at home is a great way to repurpose these discarded pieces of food. Banana peels, coffee grounds, and spoiled veggies can all be saved instead of thrown away and turned into beautiful, nutrient-rich soil by composting! Be sure and read this months Rotarian magazine.