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Composting at Home
Composting breaks down organic materials like grass clippings, dead leaves, fruit and vegetable scraps, manure and many food scraps into a rich fertilizer that can benefit any garden while reducing the amount of materials thrown away in the average home by as much as 30 percent. Compost bins can be as small as a gallon, or house enormous piles and sometimes cost hundreds of dollars. Composting is a great way to live green, and the practice can be extended by using recycled materials to make your compost bin with little to no investment.