Recycling and Composting: Cut Trash by 75%

Recycling and composting dramatically reduce household waste. Families doing both cut trash collection by up to 75%.

What to Recycle

Paper, cardboard, glass, cans, metals. Old cars fetch $300–500 for metal (market fluctuates). Less landfill waste every year.

Kitchen Composting

• Yes: Fruit/veg scraps, peels, cores.
• No: Meat, fish, bones, dairy, fats, oils, grease—cause odors and attract pests.

Yard Waste Composting

• Grass clippings: high nitrogen, decompose fast—add directly.
• Leaves: high carbon—separate, then mix with nitrogen-rich materials.
• Many municipalities ban yard waste from landfills and leaf burning—forcing composting adoption.
• Yard waste alone decomposes slowly, yields less compost. Mix with kitchen scraps for active, productive pile.
• Grass = heat (fast decay); leaves = bulk (airflow). Together + turning = great compost.

Composting organic waste is the most exciting recycling—turning daily scraps into garden gold.