Composting in Portland

Portland is rolling out their new composting program on the 31st of this month. Compost will be collected every week, and trash will switch to being collected every other week.

“Food scraps and other compostable material account for almost 30 percent of garbage. It is better to compost this waste instead of throwing it away because when it breaks down in the landfill, it releases methane, a potent greenhouse gas.”

http://www.portlandonline.com/bps/index.cfm?c=52380&a=290643

Here are some great links for those who are new to composting:

http://www.howtocompost.org/

http://myzerowaste.com/2010/02/beginners-guide-to-compost

http://www.basic-info-4-organic-fertilizers.com/compostart.html