Why Compost?
Support the creation and local use of compost rather than chemical fertilizer, and be a role model for your friends, family, and community to do the same.
And because composting:
Support the creation and local use of compost rather than chemical fertilizer, and be a role model for your friends, family, and community to do the same.
And because composting:
- Increases soil moisture, combats erosion, supports essential soil bacteria, controls for weeds, and stabilizes soil ph.
- Reduces the use of chemical fertilizers which flow into our rivers, soil, plants, and animals.
- Reduces the energy being used to incinerate trash.
- Reduces emissions that come from burn plants.
- Reduces toxic ashes that must be buried in landfill, and the cost and emissions to get them there.
- Alleviates the burdens and expenses related to aging incineration plants.
- Reduces methane gas, a greenhouse gas created from the organics disposed in landfills.
- Reduces the number of plastic bags used in the home.
Your Actions Matter
According to the Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection, the single largest component of solid waste sent to incinerators and landfills is food waste.
A study by the University of Arizona in 2004 indicated that 14 to 15% of United States edible food is untouched or unopened, amounting to $43 billion worth of discarded, but edible, food. Another survey by the Cornell University Food and Brand Lab found that 93 percent of respondents acknowledged that they buy foods that they never used.
According to the Natural Resources Defense Council, 40% of food in the United States is never eaten, amounting to $165 billion a year in waste. This takes a tremendous toll on the country's water resources and significantly increases greenhouse gas emissions.
A study by the University of Arizona in 2004 indicated that 14 to 15% of United States edible food is untouched or unopened, amounting to $43 billion worth of discarded, but edible, food. Another survey by the Cornell University Food and Brand Lab found that 93 percent of respondents acknowledged that they buy foods that they never used.
According to the Natural Resources Defense Council, 40% of food in the United States is never eaten, amounting to $165 billion a year in waste. This takes a tremendous toll on the country's water resources and significantly increases greenhouse gas emissions.
