{"id":3878,"date":"2008-11-28T09:41:26","date_gmt":"2008-11-28T15:41:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress-367309-1145705.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=3878"},"modified":"2017-08-03T13:23:52","modified_gmt":"2017-08-03T17:23:52","slug":"curbside-composting-a-valuable-community-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/articles\/curbside-composting-a-valuable-community-service\/","title":{"rendered":"Curbside Composting: A Valuable Community Service"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"compost\"<\/a>This past spring, my family and I were able to get all the compost we needed for our vegetable garden from a local community’s compost pile at their department of public works. The compost was created from all of the leaves and yard clippings that had been collected curbside. Many communities collect leaves, clippings and other outside organic matter to turn into compost, but some communities are taking it a step further.<\/p>\n

Cities such as San Francisco, Minneapolis, Toronto, and Boulder all have programs in place that allow residents to place food scraps curbside to be turned into compost.<\/p>\n

Food that is mixed in with regular trash is estimated to make up about 40% of the trash in landfills. It also is the biggest offender in creating landfill methane<\/a> which is a powerful greenhouse gas – 72 times more powerful than carbon dioxide. Reducing landfill methane is just one of the benefits of keeping this type of waste out of landfills.<\/p>\n

According to San Francisco’s environmental site<\/a><\/p>\n

Curbside composting’s many benefits include:<\/p>\n