What Can I Compost
This yellow fruit peel is a compost classic.
What is a banana peel?
The process of composting breaks down this kind of material.
What is organic matter?
Used coffee grounds.
What is compost?
Composting helps reduce this kind of waste.
What is landfill waste?
This process, where microbes break down organic matter, powers composting.
What is decomposition?
You can compost this paper item from your kitchen, but only if it's not greasy.
These tiny decomposers are the real MVP in compost piles
Chewed gum.
What is trash?
Compost adds this nutrient-rich material to soil.
What is humus?
The ideal compost pile is this shape — not flat, not scattered.
What is a pyramid (or mound)?
What is a meat or dairy
This insect helps digest compost materials and aerate the pile.
What is an earthworm?
Hair from a hairbrush.
What is compost?
By composting, you help reduce the release of this greenhouse gas.
What is methane?
This measurement tells you if your compost is too wet or too dry.
What is moisture level?
These two yard waste items make up the "browns" in compost
What are dried leaves and twigs?
You need these three main ingredients for composting: greens, browns, and this.
What is water (or moisture)?
Styrofoam takeout container.
What is trash?
This outdoor school space would benefit most from compost.
What is a garden?
This gas is needed to keep compost aerobic (and odor-free).
What is oxygen?
Turning or mixing the compost pile does this important job.
What is adds oxygen (or helps it break down faster)
Shredded newspaper.
What is compost?
Composting at home saves this (and your parents will thank you).
What is money (on trash bags or garbage pickup)
Too much "green" material makes compost smell bad because it produces this.
What is ammonia