These bins are not meant to compost waste and just serve as a holding spot for your scraps until you can bring them somewhere else to be composted either in your backyard or a city service.
What can you compost from the kitchen.
Here s a list to make it easy to compost adapted from the epa cornell university and other composting experts.
The second bin will be partially broken down and well turned.
Most home composters do not want rats raccoons or other critters in their compost piles.
Knowing what s safe to throw in your composting bin and what should stay out can be confusing.
Just make sure whatever container you choose it has a secure lid to keep out fruit flies and the like.
Also rotting meat will have to be carefully balanced with dry roughage so as not to putrify and stink up the yard.
Alternately you can invest in a 3 bin system where the first bin is raw compost or fresh kitchen scraps.
You can compost meat like you can technically compost any natural substance but it will draw animals quickly.
Tip 3 keep it clean.
You ll notice some items missing from this list such as meat dairy and fats.
The items here are safe for you and for your garden.
If you really want to be thrifty and re use materials you already you can make your own kitchen composter from an old coffee can.
Make sure that you are giving your container a good cleaning after emptying it.