composting Waste agency bins promote composting Contra Costa Times - CA,USA... for us is showing that you can avoid or minimize the problems about odors and flies that worry people," said Bart Carr, composting program coordinator for the ... Composting Tips

• Add as much material as possible at one time.
• Add a mix of lush green material and tough brown material.
• Keep the pile mosit but not waterlogged. Cover the compost pile if necessary.
• Build air into the heap, by placing branches or plastic pipes with holes drilled into it.
• Do not put into the compost pile cooked kitchen waste or meat scraps.
• No deseased plants or pest-infested plants.
• Manure from pigs, dogs, and cats. They may contain diseases that affect humans.
• Weeds with a high seed content.
• Metal and plastic objects.
• Roots of invasive weeds.