What is Composting?
Composting is a natural process where things like fruit peels, vegetable scraps, leaves, and grass turn into healthy soil called compost. This happens because tiny helpers like bacteria and worms break down the waste.
How Does Composting Reduce Landfill Waste?
- Less Garbage Goes to Landfills: When you compost food scraps and yard waste instead of throwing them in the trash, those things don’t go to landfills.
- Landfills Get Too Full: Landfills are big places where we bury trash. They fill up quickly because lots of people throw away food and plants.
- Reduces Harmful Gases: When food waste is buried in landfills, it makes methane gas, which is bad for our planet. Composting stops this from happening because the waste is broken down in the open air.
- Creates Useful Soil: Compost is great for gardens and plants! Instead of trash, you get something helpful.
Why Is This Important?
By composting, you help keep the Earth clean, reduce pollution, and support plants to grow healthy. It’s a simple way kids and adults can protect our planet!