Learn about the different organic materials you can compost – which vary from fallen leaves to human poo! If you’re new to composting, we recommend starting with What You Can Compost: From Everyday Items To The Bizarre…
I don’t know about you, but I find most “can’t compost” lists incredibly annoying. They often include items like grass (I compost vast amounts of grass every year), weeds (an excellent source of compost material) and human waste (haven’t they read Humanure, Shit in a Nutshell?) In fact, I often find it quite hard to […]
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01/25/2025 Bulking agents are essential for successful composting. They create air pockets to help oxygen-loving bacteria thrive, absorb excess moisture, and improve the structure of dense, wet material. Without them, composting can be slow and inefficient. Now a new study published in Nature.com has identified the best bulking agent for home composting – and it’s
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If you’ve read a few of our articles (covering everything from composting fish to dead chickens), you won’t be surprised to learn that bread can also be composted. In fact, bread is easier to compost than many other materials we’ve covered. However, like all food scraps, it does come with some unique challenges. Why compost
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Fish guts and remains can present a challenge for the amateur composter. It’s something I’ve become well aware of, as when I am not gardening or composting I am often fishing. It’s a great way to provide protein to go with the veg from the garden – and it’s far less damaging to the environment
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20th April 2023 Boy, do we produce a lot of manure. In the EU alone we produce 1400 million tonnes of manure (and that’s just the animals!) This causes problems – think methane being released into the atmosphere, for example. But it also has the potential for some serious benefits for our soil and ecosystems
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17th April 2023 In an exciting new initiative, Tend, a sustainable product brand, has partnered with the Buffalo Zoo to produce compost made entirely from the manure and bedding of 14 different species of hooved herbivores, including rhinos, giraffes, and zebras. The combination of high-nitrogen exotic animal poop and carbon-rich aged stall bedding, straw, and
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Have you been panicked into putting half your waste into the trash can instead of the compost bin? Pretty much every week an article seems to be written on things you CAN’T compost. The truth is, pretty much everything that has recently lived is compostable. It IS true that some things are more difficult to
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Looking for a handy Carbon-Nitrogen Ratio List to guide your composting efforts? In this article, you’ll find a comprehensive table of C:N ratios for everything from food waste to manures—and even a simple calculator to help you mix materials. C:N Ratio Calculator Please note this is a beta version. In future iterations, we plan to
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If you have access to a lot of hair, you’re in luck. Hair is high in nitrogen and has excellent water retention ability. Before composting, hair can contain both heavy metals and chemicals from treatments. However, multiple studies show that despite this the final result makes great compost. This may be partly down to the
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15th March, 2023 Across the world, millions of tonnes of human and pet hair waste are discarded every year. Recycling and re-use accounts for just a fraction of that. Current waste disposal of human waste varies across the world and causes a number of problems. Source: Gupta, Human Hair “Waste” and Its Utilization: Gaps and
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