What percent of U.S. waste is compostable?
10%
21%
55%
73%
Which item can be composted?
Glass bottle
Newspaper
Metal can
Plastic bags
Oxygen is necessary for composting to occur.
What do microorganisms need to break down organic material?
Carbon dioxide
Heat
Wind
Moisture
Which organisms are beneficial to small-scale composting?
Bacteria
Fungi
Worms
All of the above
Composting takes a lot of time and expensive equipment.
Composting allows us to...
Send less waste to the landfill
recycle food and yard waste into nutrients for plants
Enrich soils and promote plant growth
Compostable single-use materials such as forks, cups, etc. can be added to backyard compost piles.
Which description most accurately represents green and brown materials?
Any material that is green or brown
Nitrogen rich material and carbon rich material
Any fresh material mixed with old material
Wet and dry materials
How does composting help fight global warming?
Composting removes carbon dioxide from the air
Keeping organic waste out of the landfill reduces the amount of methane produced.
The microorganisms involved in composting produce oxygen
Composting saves us money
