Home composting fact sheets available to download
COMPOST BASICS
Home
Composting Brochure (PDF) (4 pp, 395K)
An excellent resource available on the Cornell Waste Management Institute's
web site that touches on about everything. "The Essentials of Composting"
section is very helpful.
Basics & Benefits
of Composting (PDF) (1 p, 374K)
What is compost and why is it so useful when used as mulch, in the garden or in potting mixtures?
Preparation of Food Scraps for Faster Composting (PDF) (1 p, 176K)
Helpful tips
for kitchen management.
OUTDOOR COMPOSTING
Welded
Wire Cylinder Bin (PDF) (1 p, 182K)
A popular, effective and low-cost
bin for composting.
Lasagna
Composting (PDF) (1 p, 182K)
The layering technique that minimizes
maintenance, deters pests and speeds composting!
Troubleshooting (PDF) (2 pp, 455K)
Describes symptoms, possible causes and solutions for
the most common composting problems.
Winter
Composting (PDF) (1 p, 397K)
How to extend the life of your outdoor composting well into the cold
season.
INDOOR COMPOSTING
Vermicomposting Brochure - How to compost at home using a worm bin.
- Standard version (PDF) (4 pp, 211K)
For easier viewing and printing on 8 1/2" by 11" paper - Brochure to fold (PDF) (2 pp, 209K)
Sizing best if you print (back-to-back) on legal paper, then fold
Sources
of Composting Worms (PDF) (1 p, 196K)
Where to get composting worms
for vermicomposting.
"Stealth"
Composting (PDF) (1 p, 562K)
An indoor composting system that defies
detection!
OTHER COMPOSTING TOPICS
Is
It Done Yet? (PDF) (2 pp, 228K)
Several simple tests you can do
to test compost maturity.
Compost
Uses (PDF) (2 pp, 132K)
Outlines many ways you can use your "black
gold" for soil improvement.
Group
Composting (PDF) (1 p, 424K)
Ten steps to success for households,
schools, businesses or other interested groups.