Instagram Post: Landfills don't have the air your food scraps need to break down quickly, so try setting up a countertop composter to help reduce greenhouse gases. Coffee grounds, orange peels, and even crumbs from your favorite veggie snacks can all be composted. Once your bin is full, make a compost pile. Simply find a shady area in your yard, lay branches and straw down on the ground, add the compost from your bin, top it with leaves, and then add grass clippings. Make sure to keep it moist, covered with a tarp, and turn it weekly with a shovel. Don't have a yard, or don't want to build a pile? No worries—lots of people do! Share your countertop compost with a community garden, a local farm, or even a family member or friend. (opens a new window)
