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How to Compost Without Fancy Equipment

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Basically there are two reasons to compost. The second is supplementary to the first–you use the compost as fertilizer. Although there are numerous aids available to assist you in composting, it all comes down to the fundamentals; make a pile of biodegradable matter and wait until it breaks down. No Need to Get Fancy.

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Using Kids Crafts to Teach the Gift of Giving

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

A trowel or some other tool to get the cement out of the container and into your mold. Some people suggest putting the mold on top of your washing machine as it goes through a couple of cycles, but I wouldn’t want the cement in the house – in case of spills (especially when working with kids on the project!). Now you wait.

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Reviewing The World’s Landfills – A Future Fictional Business Plan Excerpt

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“moved from simple dumping on land or sea, to burial, sanitary landfill, feeding to swine, reduction, incineration, and various forms of composting”. A landfill is not like a compost pile, where the purpose is to bury trash in such a way that it will decompose quickly.”. percent, was either recycled or composted.