Food waste thrown away doesn’t break down harmlessly like you might think. If food waste ends up in landfill it rots, releasing methane. This greenhouse gas is 25 times more potent than carbon dioxide.
Home composting is the most environmentally friendly way of dealing with kitchen and large or small garden waste (it produces much less methane than food sent to landfill). In addition, it produces fertile compost which can improve soil. There are 15 million gardens in the UK. If these gardens were cared for organically, it would create a much better environment for our families, plants and wildlife. It is worth noting that BPA-free recycled plastic compost bins are advised, as wooden ones tend to rot.
At Original Organics you can find Bokashi bins ferment food using molasses to turn leftovers, including meat, fish and dairy, into compost and liquid fertiliser. Its unique system makes it stand out (most home composting is not suitable for meat and fish due to the risk of attracting vermin and spreading disease), and it speeds up the decomposition process. The company even offers bins for decomposing dog and cat poo; these ‘pet poo wormeries‘ mean that you don’t have to use bags to collect the animal waste in your garden – the worms turn it into a liquid fertiliser, dispensed via a tap, which can be dug into bedding (but never left on the surface due to the risk to human health). Original Organics is also the only supplier of the Aerobin Hot Composter.
If you don’t have a garden there are options for dealing with food scraps in a natural and pesticide-free way. For the urban environment, worm farms are a fantastic small-scale, low-tech and low-cost solution. Providing easy solutions for our kitchen waste is essential, knowing that 83% of the UK population are living in cities. These can also provide alternatives for future food security. Other options are to join your local community composting scheme or your local allotment’s.
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Food waste thrown away doesn’t break down harmlessly like you might think. If food waste ends up in landfill it rots, releasing methane. This greenhouse gas is 25 times more potent than carbon dioxide.
Home composting is the most environmentally friendly way of dealing with kitchen and large or small garden waste (it produces much less methane than food sent to landfill). In addition, it produces fertile compost which can improve soil. There are 15 million gardens in the UK. If these gardens were cared for organically, it would create a much better environment for our families, plants and wildlife. It is worth noting that BPA-free recycled plastic compost bins are advised, as wooden ones tend to rot.
At Original Organics you can find Bokashi bins ferment food using molasses to turn leftovers, including meat, fish and dairy, into compost and liquid fertiliser. Its unique system makes it stand out (most home composting is not suitable for meat and fish due to the risk of attracting vermin and spreading disease), and it speeds up the decomposition process. The company even offers bins for decomposing dog and cat poo; these ‘pet poo wormeries‘ mean that you don’t have to use bags to collect the animal waste in your garden – the worms turn it into a liquid fertiliser, dispensed via a tap, which can be dug into bedding (but never left on the surface due to the risk to human health). Original Organics is also the only supplier of the Aerobin Hot Composter.
If you don’t have a garden there are options for dealing with food scraps in a natural and pesticide-free way. For the urban environment, worm farms are a fantastic small-scale, low-tech and low-cost solution. Providing easy solutions for our kitchen waste is essential, knowing that 83% of the UK population are living in cities. These can also provide alternatives for future food security. Other options are to join your local community composting scheme or your local allotment’s.