Composting Tips

Composting for Apartment Dwellers

Even without a yard, you can compost like a pro.

Options that actually work:

• Bokashi bins: Ferment food scraps indoors using bran and microbes — great for small spaces.

• Worm composting (vermicomposting): Red wigglers eat your scraps and produce rich compost; they’re cleaner and quieter than you’d think.

• Electric countertop composters: These grind and dehydrate scraps into soil-like material overnight — great for busy households.

• Community drop-off: Many cities and even small towns now offer community bins or farmer’s market collection days.

Pro tip: Store scraps in the freezer until compost day — zero smell, zero fruit flies.

Composting Without Municipal Pickup

If your town doesn’t have curbside composting, don’t worry — you’ve got options. Do your own research, and we have links below, but these are the basics:

DIY backyard composting:

• Combine “greens” (food scraps, grass clippings) with “browns” (dry leaves, cardboard).

• Keep it moist but not soggy.

• Stir or turn it weekly to add oxygen.

• In a few months, you’ll have earthy, nutrient-rich soil.

Share the compost love:

• Offer compostable waste to local gardeners or farms through community boards.

• Check if your landfill or recycling depot has an organics drop-off bin.

• Some delivery services (like Compostable or Lomi collection programs) will take it for you.