If you haven’t tried composting yet, fall is a great time to learn more about it, as fallen leaves (a great component of compost) are getting more plentiful. A large amount of space is not required; a composting bin can be as small as three feet wide. Materials to place inside include “browns” (brown leaves/grass, cardboard, newspaper) and “greens” (plant-based food scraps, green leaves/grass) in a 2:1 ratio.
If you live in an apartment and don’t have yard materials for a compost bin or a way to use compost once it’s created, you can still collect food scraps to help create compost elsewhere for local farmers and gardeners—click here to learn more about “concierge composting” and a DFW-area community drop-off near Love Field.
The City of Richardson supports composting and mulching (both can decrease the amount of trash the City sends to the landfill by 20-30 percent), and encourages both through its “Make Mulch Not Trash” lawn care initiative and its partnerships with Texas A&M’s AgriLife Extension Service, Texas Pure and the Dallas County Master Gardeners Association.
More information:
Composting information from AgriLife Extension click here
Richardson BABIC/Make Mulch not Trash information click here
EPA information on composting click here
