BAM Fleet cares about cars and the environment. That’s why we use eco-friendly products and our services use less water to be as environmentally-friendly as possible. To help do your part, we share one of our favorite things to do at home to protect Mother Earth: composting!

 

What is Composting?

Composting is a collection of organic material, oxygen, and water that creates a soil amendment, conditioner, and fertilizer. 

Great for gardens, shrubs, and even trees (also long as it’s not too close to the roots), composting not only reduces waste but can also be a labor of love. 

There are many ways to compost old food particles. Depending on whether you live in an apartment, townhouse, or stand along home will determine where you keep your compost until it’s ready to be processed. 

 

Buried Compost 

Orange peels, avocado skins, maybe even strawberry stems are some of the smaller items that we can’t consume, but a garden would love to devour. It’s as simple, as dig, bury and cover! If you have a window box instead of a full garden, whatever you’re growing there would love those things. Just make sure you completely cover them. 

 

Compost Pile 

Place your pile in a convenient location so you’re more likely to stick with it. If you’re planning on composting kitchen scraps, then placing in not too far from kitchen access would be perfect. Keeping a bucket under the sink keeps collection simple. though composting can be great for trees, a pile placed near tree roots will quickly lose all its nutrients. Give your pile some of that great ole sunlight, the decomposition process will go a lot faster, but also try to keep the pile slightly moist.  

 

Hidden Compost 

There are many ways to keep composting discreet. You can use wire fencing, wood fencing, or even an old metal trash can. With the metal trash can you won’t have to turn or water, a great homemade composter. All you need is a twenty or thirty-gallon trash can, hammer and nail.

After punching several holes in the bottom, set the can on top of bricks for airflow. It’s all about the three inches rule: soil at the bottom, then scraps, shredded newspaper, leaves, or grass clippings. It’s all about the browns and greens mixing. Keep the lid on and keep up the three-inch rule until the can in full and in three months, compost will be cooked to perfection! 

 

Yes, you can always purchase a composting machine, which oftentimes are for indoor but sometimes it’s nice to really get hands-on with something. Life is best lived intentional no matter the process, so if you’ve been looking for a way to reduce your carbon footprint, composting is a great option to consider for yourself and the environment.