Tag Archives: Composting

Residents interested in composting can participate in a new set of classes next month designed to teach the basics. Called nature’s way to recycle, composting uses food scraps from your kitchen and dry materials from your yard to produce natural degrading. UCDD Solid Waste Planner Lisa Luck said composting helps extend the life of local landfills. “Every year there is ... Read More »

The state wants to see how much you are composting. UCDD Solid Waste Planner Lisa Luck said a new state report seeks to find if counties have kept at least a quarter of solid waste out of class-one landfills. She said if residents track their composting, they can help the accuracy of the report. “The landfills are running out of ... Read More »

Autumn leaves on the ground serve as a good time to start a composting pile. Putnam County Solid Waste Program Manager Lisa Luck said composting is an easy process, and anyone can do it. She said to start with four wooden pallets and put the leaf pile in the middle, and mother nature will take care of the rest. “What ... Read More »

Composting, a hobby that goes hand and hand with gardening while also helping the environment. Putnam County Solid Waste Program Manager Lisa Luck said it is something that anybody can take up with the right supplies. “You can make your own composting bin yourself,” Luck said. “The one I like the most is pallets. Just lash four pallets together in ... Read More »