Composting 101: Everything You Need to Know

Photo caption: Leftover fruit and vegetable scraps added to a compost container. Photo credit: Erlon Silva – TRI Digital / Moment / Getty Images. Article by Bridget Reed Morawski. Edited by Chris McDermott. EcoWatch – August 11, 2023.

Quick Key Facts

1. When you compost your food scraps instead of sending them off to a landfill, you reduce methane emissions and create organic material in which to grow plants.
2. Composting also improves soil health; reduces erosion and the need for pesticides or fertilizers; and promotes carbon sequestration and climate resiliency.
3. Two common types of aerobic composting processes are vermicomposting, which involves worms, and hot backyard compost piles. […]

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