Composting is really simple. It may seem hard, time-consuming, and, most of all, nasty, but the truth is: you don’t really have to do much of anything. Composting is a long process of decaying organic matter through heat, decay, and bacteria works to turn it into fertilizer and help in green rubbish removal. It’s complicated but it’s all handled by natural cycle. You just have to set it up and nature will take care of everything.
It’s a common thought that when composting, you need a good amount of space – for the compost and the smell it could produce. For small spaces, this becomes quite an obstacle, but a very small obstacle for that matter.
Before you start, you should think well first on how much compost do you actually need. Even if you have a lot of materials, if you don’t have much to use it for, your compost will be wasted just the same. You still would prefer a good mass of heap though because too little would take a longer time to heat up and decompose and require more assistance for you to keep it moist. It’s ideal to have at least 3 feet tall and wide heap, which should be good enough for most small spaces. It can easily fit in bins and crates that you can place anywhere in your backyard or porch.
For smaller spaces, it’s still very easy to compost. You may keep it in a small compost bin or DIY plastic bins. Since these may be too small for enough oxygen that your compost would need, a more frequent mixing of your compost (probably once in one or two weeks) to incorporate air and let it “breathe” should do the trick. This will enable you to put your compost anywhere, even under your kitchen sink where you can easily add items for green rubbish removal, without worrying much about the odor since it’s more enclosed anyway. Although it’s still best to be placed outside where it can grasp air the whole time.
To make rich compost, you should consider some things. What you use for compost and how you help in the natural process will determine how healthy your mature compost will become. Pine needles and rotten eggs, for example, could increase the acidity of compost. You should add a good number and variety of green materials like leaves, plants, grass and weeds, and brown materials like roots, hay, straw and even boxes and cardboard. It’s also best if you keep varying acidic and alkaline materials included. You may mix it up once a month and water it a bit to keep it moistened. Just be sure that when you water your compost, you don’t do it too much because it will wash away the hard-earned nutrients. Just make it “moist”.
That’s it for today’s rubbish removalist Sydney tips. Watch out for the next one!
