Just because food is not consumed, doesn’t mean it is waste! Instead, food scraps should enter a biological system to decompose naturally, nourish myriad organisms as it breaks down, and return to the earth as rich organic material. We call this process “composting”, but in essence it is simply the cycle of life. That which grows, shall return to the earth.

With the proper system in place, composting at home can be an easy and rewarding experience that converts your food scraps and garden material into a valuable fertilizer and soil conditioner, while keeping biological material from entering landfills and producing methance, a powerful greenhouse gas.

Are you new to composting? Contact our Conservation Program Manager, Matthew Karas, for assistance with setting up or fixing your system – [email protected] / 413-362-4720.