Successful home composting is a lot like cooking. The four main basic ingredients are:
1. Green materials for nitrogen – such as grass cuttings, young weeds, fruit and vegetable scraps
2. Brown materials for carbon – such as dry leaves, egg boxes and kitchen paper
3. Air
4. Water
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Put these in:
Greens
Grass cuttings, weeds, fruit/vegetable scraps, flowers/plant cuttings, hedge clippings
Browns
Tea bags, coffee grounds and filters, egg shells, dried grass/weeds, straw/hay, wood ash, cardboard (scrunched), cardboard tubes, egg boxes, pet bedding, leaves, sawdust and wood shavings (small quantities)
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Leave these out:
Meat and fish, fats and oils, dairy products, coal/coke ash, cat litter, pet faeces, glossy paper and newspapers (recycle them!), infected plants, pine needles
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For a successful composting experience, aim for approximately 50% Green material and 50% Brown material.
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