I shucked 7 ears of locally grown corn two nights ago. Looking at the giant heap of silk and shucks that came from those few ears, I realized a lot of our garbage comes from vegetables.
From the looks of our trash can on the curb every week, you wouldn't peg us as big throw aways. I always secretly wonder how our neighbors, most empty-nest retirees, manage to completely fill to overflowing their giant city-issued cans every week. We usually have three bags in our bin, which means it's about 30 percent filled.
The recycling bin, however, is always overflowing, and I usually have to put out another container full of recyclables with it on collection day.
But we could do better. It's time to start shopping for a compost bin. It's the next logical step in our "save the polar bears" action plan.
One compost site, called Black Gold, said composting vegetable waste saves CO2 emission from garbage trucks and saves precious landfill space for non-recyclable items. You also don't have to spend as much on garden mulch every spring.
So I'm going to shop around for a bin. I'll let you know what I find, as well as how hard it is to get the compost process "started."
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