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How to Build Your Own Compost
- Most people like a container to place their garden waste
and vegetable and fruit scraps in. Plastic compost bins, old metal drums
with holes or
enclosures made from bricks, planks or chicken wire make suitable containers.
- There are two types of organic material that can be added
in approximately equal quantities to make quick, rich compost:
- “Greens” -
kitchen scraps, green leaves, coffee grounds, plant material and
tea bags.
- “Browns” -
dead and brown organic matter like straw, dry leaves, sawdust,
newspaper, and wood chips. You can also add food-stained paper waste
- like pizza
boxes and
paper napkins - that can't be recycled with the rest of your
paper.
 
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