{"id":18265,"date":"2014-12-12T15:05:28","date_gmt":"2014-12-12T20:05:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress-367309-1145705.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=18265"},"modified":"2014-12-12T15:05:28","modified_gmt":"2014-12-12T20:05:28","slug":"composting-small-spaces-ages-win-win-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/articles\/composting-small-spaces-ages-win-win-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Composting In Small Spaces: An All-Ages Win-Win Project"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/a><\/p>\n Food scraps<\/a> are inevitable, but they add up to a large amount of waste: uneaten food accounts for 20 to 30 percent of what put into the garbage, according to the EPA. You hate to just throw the scraps out, but it’s not like you can have a compost pile in your small apartment, right?<\/p>\n Not so fast! You might not have a full yard\u2013whether you’re a 20-something in your first apartment or a senior living in a small space\u2013but a compact compost bin under your sink will go a long way toward reducing the waste you produce. Your food scraps will stay out of the landfill and turn into rich fertilizer that your indoor garden will love.<\/p>\nCreating Your First Indoor Composting Bin<\/h3>\n