composting and using compost. what is compost? compost is the name of a soil that is produced from...
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Composting and Using Compost
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What is Compost?• Compost is the name of a soil that is produced from
organic waste.• Compost is produced when organic waste rots in a
compost bin. • Small insects enter the compost and help to break
down the waste.
What is organic waste?• Things that grow naturally in our environment.
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Is composting a type of recycling?
• Composting is a way of recycling raw fruit and vegetable peelings that we would otherwise throw away.
Why is it good to compost? • Food waste takes up most of the space in our bins
and this gets buried in a landfill site.• Composting is a good way of reducing the amount of
food waste that we send to landfill.• When food waste rots in landfill it produces a harmful
gas called methane, which is contributing to climate change.
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What goes in a compost bin?
- Raw fruit and vegetable peelings
- teabags
- cardboard egg boxes
- twigs and leaves
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What should we keep out of the compost bin?
- Any cooked food - meat
- dairy products - glossy magazines
- cat litter - metal - weeds
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How is compost made?
Mix your greens and browns• Greens
Fruit and vegetable peelings and scraps, teabags, leaves, grass clippings, old flowers but not weeds.
• Browns dry twigs and leaves, egg shells, cardboard, paper (shredded or
scrunched up), pencil shavings, toilet roll tubes, straw.
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What kinds of animals live in a compost bin?
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How long does it take?
Q. How long does it take before your compost bins starts to produce compost that can be used?
A. Nine to twelve months.
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What is in your compost?
In your groups, use your magnifying glass and tweezers to see what you can find.
Mini beasts
Eggshell
Leaves
Twigs