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Why Compost?
Traditionally, composting has been seen as something that only very keen gardeners do. However, in recent years there has been growing interest in creating compost from organic materials including food waste, due to the environmental problems caused by traditional disposal methods like landfill.
Composting as a single act has many associated environmental benefits and is easier to incorporate into a lifestyle than some other environmentally friendly acts.
The environmental benefits of composting are:
- decomposing organic waste such as garden waste and food can lead to high methane levels when it is disposed of at landfill - methane is not only a potential fire risk but also a greenhouse gas contributing to global warming.
- slims your bin and reduces the amount of waste going to landfill
- prevents the need for polluting bonfires
- reduces the need to water your garden
- increases plant growth and health
- replaces the need to use chemical fertilisers and pesticides
- replaces the need to use peat from fast-disappearing peat bogs
- your plants will thank you for it!
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