Monday, July 28, 2008
compost: week one
so after the kids party i was kinda sick to my stomach with all the trash we generated. i wanted things to be different for my parent party and so i found this company called Branch that sells 100% biodegradable & compostable tablewear. looks super cool, relatively cheap (50 plates for $9) it worked well as tablewear now we'll see how it composts. this morning i added it to our already gigantic compost pile and as with the corn i'll be documenting weekly the decomposition of this tablewear. sorry if this is gross but i think it could be neat....we'll see!
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I think it's awesome that you have a compost pile and that you're reducing your waste but I think most of those compostable plastics require the high heat of a commercial composting setup. They might take forever to compost in a regular home compost bin.
Maybe if you put all the stuff in a bucket or garbage can and pour boiling water it might speed up the process.
Good luck!
I kinda agree with Anthony -- it's going to take a while on a home compost pile. Put a couple of loads of grass on the top of them, sprinkle some water, and see what happens.
But you have inspired me to take a pic of my home compost pile, which is not as big as yours but still impressive for me.
i think it's great. yay, for you.
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