{"id":6789,"date":"2023-11-10T15:45:16","date_gmt":"2023-11-10T04:45:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/?page_id=6789"},"modified":"2024-09-18T20:26:55","modified_gmt":"2024-09-18T10:26:55","slug":"composting-for-beginners","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/composting-for-beginners\/","title":{"rendered":"Composting for Beginners"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"6789\" class=\"elementor elementor-6789\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ffe5a7f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ffe5a7f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8ba5182\" data-id=\"8ba5182\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3060335 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3060335\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">In this beginner&#8217;s guide to composting, we\u2019ll break down the benefits of composting, what you can compost, and tips to compost at home so you can turn your food waste into nutrient-rich fertiliser.<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ba71991 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ba71991\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b7598e2\" data-id=\"b7598e2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-cc4a825 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cc4a825\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-897f7d4\" data-id=\"897f7d4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b965189 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b965189\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Garden-fork-in-a-compost-bin-e1700109843288.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-6791\" alt=\"garden fork sitting in a pile of compost and organic waste\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4e502ec\" data-id=\"4e502ec\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2581fcd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2581fcd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Composting is the natural recycling of organic waste. While it\u2019s a seemingly simple concept, the world of composting can be full of confusion. This <b>guide to<\/b> <b>composting for beginners <\/b>will boost your knowledge, confidence and skills in all things composting. <\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let\u2019s dive into the basics of composting:<\/span>\n<ul>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"#what-is-composting\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What is composting?<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"#why-should-you-compost\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Why should you compost?<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"#types-of-composting\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Different types of composting: home vs commercial<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"#getting-started\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How to compost at home<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"#composting-basics\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What to put in your compost bin<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"#compostable-packaging\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Compostable packaging<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"#understanding-certifications\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Understanding composting certifications<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n \t<li aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"#recycling-vs-composting\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recycling versus composting<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"#biodegradable-vs-compostable\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Biodegradable versus compostable<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"#composting-in-australia\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Composting in Australia<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"#local-council\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How to encourage change in your local council<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7058c4d elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7058c4d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-39c2f9b\" data-id=\"39c2f9b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c148fe3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c148fe3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-332f8a4\" data-id=\"332f8a4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" id=\"what-composting\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2ef5e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"f2ef5e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"what-is-composting\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd16276 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dd16276\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>What is Composting?<\/h2><p>Composting is nature\u2019s version of recycling. Organic materials, like food scraps, garden waste and compostable products, are broken down into nutrient-rich soil by microorganisms, such as fungi and bacteria.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f953d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"8f953d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/what-is-composting\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">WHAT IS COMPOSTING<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-46b8467\" data-id=\"46b8467\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4876bd0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4876bd0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"348\" src=\"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Compostinf-For-Beginners-Image-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6018\" alt=\"Looking inside a compostable bin liner. The bag is filled with organic waste, like lettuce leaves, compostable coffee cups, plates and cutlery.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Compostinf-For-Beginners-Image-2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Compostinf-For-Beginners-Image-2-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Compostinf-For-Beginners-Image-2-768x461.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-71a3554 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"71a3554\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-45d8428\" data-id=\"45d8428\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f097d97 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"f097d97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"why-should-you-compost\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7dba231 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7dba231\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Why Should You Compost?<\/h2><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are so many reasons to compost \u2013\u00a0for people, soil, plants and the planet at large.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Composting can:<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-328bb39 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"328bb39\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5c9c173\" data-id=\"5c9c173\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-195eff0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"195eff0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Compostinf-For-Beginners-Icon-5-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-6023\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Compostinf-For-Beginners-Icon-5-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Compostinf-For-Beginners-Icon-5-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Compostinf-For-Beginners-Icon-5-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Compostinf-For-Beginners-Icon-5-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Compostinf-For-Beginners-Icon-5-1320x880.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Compostinf-For-Beginners-Icon-5.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f40bbf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f40bbf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Divert Waste From Landfill<\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Sending less waste to landfill has both economic and environmental benefits. Imagine if we all saw our waste as a resource! Composting our food and organic leftovers will help recover a resource that would have been wasted in landfill, and instead turn it into a beneficial fertiliser.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4cff0bd\" data-id=\"4cff0bd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cda7157 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cda7157\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Compostinf-For-Beginners-Icon-1-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-6019\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Compostinf-For-Beginners-Icon-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Compostinf-For-Beginners-Icon-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Compostinf-For-Beginners-Icon-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Compostinf-For-Beginners-Icon-1-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Compostinf-For-Beginners-Icon-1-1320x880.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Compostinf-For-Beginners-Icon-1.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2bf470 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a2bf470\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Reduce Emissions and Capture Carbon<\/h5><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Organic waste in landfill generates methane, a greenhouse gas that\u2019s on average<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> 28 times more potent than CO2 (<a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/ghgemissions\/understanding-global-warming-potentials\">source<\/a>)<\/span>. By composting food waste and other organics instead, we can significantly reduce methane emissions. Not only that, composting actually helps capture more carbon by improving soil health and productivity.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7af1896\" data-id=\"7af1896\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e0aa9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2e0aa9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Compostinf-For-Beginners-Icon-2-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-6020\" alt=\"an icon of a pile of nutrient-rich compost\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Compostinf-For-Beginners-Icon-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Compostinf-For-Beginners-Icon-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Compostinf-For-Beginners-Icon-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Compostinf-For-Beginners-Icon-2-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Compostinf-For-Beginners-Icon-2-1320x880.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Compostinf-For-Beginners-Icon-2.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c4c15d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9c4c15d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Reduce the Need for Chemical Fertilisers<\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Composting turns waste into nutrient-rich, natural fertiliser, and this new resource has the potential to reduce the need for chemical fertilisers.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c520cca\" data-id=\"c520cca\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3acdcd5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3acdcd5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Compostinf-For-Beginners-Icon-3-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-6021\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Compostinf-For-Beginners-Icon-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Compostinf-For-Beginners-Icon-3-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Compostinf-For-Beginners-Icon-3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Compostinf-For-Beginners-Icon-3-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Compostinf-For-Beginners-Icon-3-1320x880.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Compostinf-For-Beginners-Icon-3.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8c7610 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b8c7610\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Improve Soil and Agriculture<\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Composting adds valuable nutrients to the soil. It improves its health, which in turn promotes higher yields of agricultural crops.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-fdfecd0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fdfecd0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-fc70ad5\" data-id=\"fc70ad5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93a7344 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"93a7344\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Compostinf-For-Beginners-Icon-4-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-6022\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Compostinf-For-Beginners-Icon-4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Compostinf-For-Beginners-Icon-4-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Compostinf-For-Beginners-Icon-4-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Compostinf-For-Beginners-Icon-4-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Compostinf-For-Beginners-Icon-4-1320x880.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Compostinf-For-Beginners-Icon-4.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e81db94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e81db94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Healthy Plants<\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s simple \u2013 healthy, nutritious soil grows healthy plants. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a645a17\" data-id=\"a645a17\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a867a52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a867a52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Compostinf-For-Beginners-Icon-6-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-6024\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Compostinf-For-Beginners-Icon-6-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Compostinf-For-Beginners-Icon-6-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Compostinf-For-Beginners-Icon-6-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Compostinf-For-Beginners-Icon-6-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Compostinf-For-Beginners-Icon-6-1320x880.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Compostinf-For-Beginners-Icon-6.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9dc30b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d9dc30b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Conserve Water<\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Healthy soils rich in organic matter can retain more water. This can ultimately help reduce the need to water crops.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-fe2216b\" data-id=\"fe2216b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14355f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"14355f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Compostinf-For-Beginners-Icon-7-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-6025\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Compostinf-For-Beginners-Icon-7-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Compostinf-For-Beginners-Icon-7-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Compostinf-For-Beginners-Icon-7-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Compostinf-For-Beginners-Icon-7-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Compostinf-For-Beginners-Icon-7-1320x880.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Compostinf-For-Beginners-Icon-7.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c9556c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7c9556c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Prevent Soil Erosion<\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Compost improves the soil structure, its water-holding capacity, and surrounding plant growth. These all contribute to reducing soil erosion by stabilising the soil and preventing the loss of valuable topsoil from water and wind action. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-414e6ab\" data-id=\"414e6ab\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-137aa93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"137aa93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Compostinf-For-Beginners-Icon-8-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-6026\" alt=\"Tree\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Compostinf-For-Beginners-Icon-8-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Compostinf-For-Beginners-Icon-8-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Compostinf-For-Beginners-Icon-8-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Compostinf-For-Beginners-Icon-8-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Compostinf-For-Beginners-Icon-8-1320x880.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Compostinf-For-Beginners-Icon-8.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9545eae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9545eae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Reforestation and Restorations<\/h5><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Compost can help aid reforestation, wetland restoration and habitat revitalisation efforts by improving contaminated, compacted and poor-quality soils.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ef27b0 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"7ef27b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/benefits-of-composting\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">BENEFITS OF COMPOSTING<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0987f63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"0987f63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ea112f4 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ea112f4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-31103ea\" data-id=\"31103ea\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27728ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"27728ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"types-of-composting\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-058f1fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"058f1fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Different Types of Composting \u2013\u00a0Home vs Commercial\u00a0<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-a0f8396 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a0f8396\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6a8bd7b\" data-id=\"6a8bd7b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4778531\" data-id=\"4778531\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-189fd26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"189fd26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Home Composting<\/h3><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This refers to what\u2019s in your backyard. You can throw things like food scraps, grass clippings and leaves into your home compost and they\u2019ll break down over several months, sometimes years.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Different home composting methods include:<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-fc042d4\" data-id=\"fc042d4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-9d0113e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9d0113e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9a7da65\" data-id=\"9a7da65\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-811fcde elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"811fcde\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"387\" src=\"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Compostinf-For-Beginners-Icon2-1-1024x683.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6035\" alt=\"An icon of a green backyard compost\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Compostinf-For-Beginners-Icon2-1-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Compostinf-For-Beginners-Icon2-1-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Compostinf-For-Beginners-Icon2-1-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Compostinf-For-Beginners-Icon2-1-1200x800.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Compostinf-For-Beginners-Icon2-1-1320x880.png 1320w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Compostinf-For-Beginners-Icon2-1.png 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7dd4ea5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7dd4ea5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Backyard Composting <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013 the most common method using a traditional compost bin or container in your backyard.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d7f6f47\" data-id=\"d7f6f47\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c02b40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2c02b40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"387\" src=\"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Compostinf-For-Beginners-Icon2-2-1024x683.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6036\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Compostinf-For-Beginners-Icon2-2-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Compostinf-For-Beginners-Icon2-2-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Compostinf-For-Beginners-Icon2-2-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Compostinf-For-Beginners-Icon2-2-1200x800.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Compostinf-For-Beginners-Icon2-2-1320x880.png 1320w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Compostinf-For-Beginners-Icon2-2.png 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff4a640 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ff4a640\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Vermicomposting<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013\u00a0also known as a worm farm, this method uses worms to break down organic matter and produce valuable worm excrete castings.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a4d44ff\" data-id=\"a4d44ff\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b06cf43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b06cf43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"387\" src=\"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Compostinf-For-Beginners-Icon2-3-1024x683.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6037\" alt=\"An icon of a Bokashi Compost, using anaerobic fermentation\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Compostinf-For-Beginners-Icon2-3-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Compostinf-For-Beginners-Icon2-3-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Compostinf-For-Beginners-Icon2-3-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Compostinf-For-Beginners-Icon2-3-1200x800.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Compostinf-For-Beginners-Icon2-3-1320x880.png 1320w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Compostinf-For-Beginners-Icon2-3.png 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33d7984 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"33d7984\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Bokashi Composting <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013 this uses anaerobic fermentation to break down organic matter. Food waste is sealed and fermented with a special mix of bacteria and yeast.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-aa5c4f1\" data-id=\"aa5c4f1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-baf11fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"baf11fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"387\" src=\"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Compostinf-For-Beginners-Icon2-4-1024x683.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6038\" alt=\"An icon of a \u2018Subpod\u2019 - an in-ground composting bin.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Compostinf-For-Beginners-Icon2-4-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Compostinf-For-Beginners-Icon2-4-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Compostinf-For-Beginners-Icon2-4-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Compostinf-For-Beginners-Icon2-4-1200x800.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Compostinf-For-Beginners-Icon2-4-1320x880.png 1320w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Compostinf-For-Beginners-Icon2-4.png 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b676094 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b676094\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Subpod\u00a0Composting <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013\u00a0a type of vermicomposting, the Subpod is an in-ground compost bin that can create a self-fertilising garden bed!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6f87fbb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6f87fbb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2619ffe\" data-id=\"2619ffe\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-50cdaea\" data-id=\"50cdaea\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9889d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c9889d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Commercial Composting<\/h3><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Commercial composting, also called industrial composting, is a controlled setting with specific temperatures and inputs (like water, air, carbon and nitrogen-rich materials). Given it\u2019s a controlled environment, commercial compost will rapidly break down a wide range of organic materials.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Five different commercial composting methods include:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0e75ba7\" data-id=\"0e75ba7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-079cb26 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"079cb26\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7b3abc1\" data-id=\"7b3abc1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-802993f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"802993f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"387\" src=\"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Compostinf-For-Beginners-Icon2-7-1024x683.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8916\" alt=\"An icon of a windrow compost. There are a series of rows with steam coming out of it.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Compostinf-For-Beginners-Icon2-7-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Compostinf-For-Beginners-Icon2-7-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Compostinf-For-Beginners-Icon2-7-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Compostinf-For-Beginners-Icon2-7-1200x800.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Compostinf-For-Beginners-Icon2-7-1320x880.png 1320w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Compostinf-For-Beginners-Icon2-7.png 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-745b1f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"745b1f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Windrow Composting <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013\u00a0the formation of long, narrow rows of organic waste. This method relies on natural sources like sun and wind to break down organic matter. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-54ff0b4\" data-id=\"54ff0b4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3dd138 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e3dd138\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"387\" src=\"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Compostinf-For-Beginners-Icon2-6-1024x683.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6040\" alt=\"An icon of in-vessel compost. It represents a vessel with compost inside.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Compostinf-For-Beginners-Icon2-6-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Compostinf-For-Beginners-Icon2-6-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Compostinf-For-Beginners-Icon2-6-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Compostinf-For-Beginners-Icon2-6-1200x800.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Compostinf-For-Beginners-Icon2-6-1320x880.png 1320w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Compostinf-For-Beginners-Icon2-6.png 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1e8908 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f1e8908\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>In-Vessel Composting <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013 the processing of organic waste in enclosed containers or vessels with control over the temperature, moisture and environment. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3b0574a\" data-id=\"3b0574a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6e5700 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c6e5700\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"387\" src=\"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Compostinf-For-Beginners-Icon2-8-1024x683.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8915\" alt=\"An icon of an insect from an insect processing unit\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Compostinf-For-Beginners-Icon2-8-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Compostinf-For-Beginners-Icon2-8-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Compostinf-For-Beginners-Icon2-8-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Compostinf-For-Beginners-Icon2-8-1200x800.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Compostinf-For-Beginners-Icon2-8-1320x880.png 1320w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Compostinf-For-Beginners-Icon2-8.png 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a34b082 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a34b082\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Insect Processing Units <\/b>\u2013 insect processing units, like GoTerra, use revolutionary modular, autonomous technology powered by insects that consume food waste! <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-72dee56 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"72dee56\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e4ae184\" data-id=\"e4ae184\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ec6cec7\" data-id=\"ec6cec7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06bc8c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"06bc8c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"387\" src=\"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Compostinf-For-Beginners-Icon2-9-1024x683.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8917\" alt=\"An icon representing an anaerobic digestion facility\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Compostinf-For-Beginners-Icon2-9-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Compostinf-For-Beginners-Icon2-9-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Compostinf-For-Beginners-Icon2-9-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Compostinf-For-Beginners-Icon2-9-1200x800.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Compostinf-For-Beginners-Icon2-9-1320x880.png 1320w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Compostinf-For-Beginners-Icon2-9.png 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94f1ef4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"94f1ef4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Anaerobic Digestion <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013 this method helps organic matter break down without using oxygen. The end product can then be used in biogas plants to generate renewable energy and organic fertilisers.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b1f4c9d\" data-id=\"b1f4c9d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d79b1d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d79b1d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"387\" src=\"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Compostinf-For-Beginners-Icon2-5-1024x683.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6039\" alt=\"An icon of Aerated Static Pile (ASP) composting. It appears like piles of compost.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Compostinf-For-Beginners-Icon2-5-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Compostinf-For-Beginners-Icon2-5-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Compostinf-For-Beginners-Icon2-5-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Compostinf-For-Beginners-Icon2-5-1200x800.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Compostinf-For-Beginners-Icon2-5-1320x880.png 1320w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Compostinf-For-Beginners-Icon2-5.png 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-163f963 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"163f963\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Aerated Static Pile (ASP)\u00a0 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013 this composting method uses a combination of air and microbial activity (like bacteria and fungi) to turn organic waste into compost.<br \/><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0d1c4c2\" data-id=\"0d1c4c2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb28324 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"cb28324\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/composting-methods-2\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF COMPOSTING?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-49f18c5 elementor-section-stretched m-center elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"49f18c5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b4e1cce\" data-id=\"b4e1cce\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea60cb6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"ea60cb6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"getting-started\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79fd0c0 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"79fd0c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Composting For Beginners \u2013 Getting Started\u00a0<\/h2><p>Starting a home compost is easier than you may think.<\/p><p>But first, you should choose a method that suits you best \u2013 whether it\u2019s outdoor backyard composting, a worm farm or indoor bokashi composting. Here are some questions to help you choose the right method.<\/p><h5>How much organic waste do you produce?<\/h5><p>Everyone is different. A big family with lots of food waste may have different composting requirements to a single homeowner. If you have a small amount of kitchen waste, you might opt for bokashi composting because it requires minimal space. If you have a big family, you might opt for a large backyard compost bin.<\/p><h5>How much space do you have?\u00a0<\/h5><p>If you live in an apartment with minimal space, you might choose the space-saving bokashi method. Alternatively, if you have a large backyard with enough space, an aerobic composting bin will allow for a lot of kitchen and yard waste.<\/p><h5>How much time can you spend composting?<\/h5><p>Time commitment can vary between composting methods. A worm farm (vermicompost) is a great choice if you\u2019re busy, as worms do a lot of the work for you! Backyard composting can allow for a lot of food waste, but it can be more involved as you often need to layer it, keep it moist and turn your compost.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d8ced77\" data-id=\"d8ced77\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19db99f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"19db99f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"387\" src=\"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/BIOPAK-ADELAIDESUCCESS-SOCIAL-32-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5751\" alt=\"A white BioCup breaking down in a compost pile.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/BIOPAK-ADELAIDESUCCESS-SOCIAL-32-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/BIOPAK-ADELAIDESUCCESS-SOCIAL-32-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/BIOPAK-ADELAIDESUCCESS-SOCIAL-32-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/BIOPAK-ADELAIDESUCCESS-SOCIAL-32-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/BIOPAK-ADELAIDESUCCESS-SOCIAL-32-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/BIOPAK-ADELAIDESUCCESS-SOCIAL-32-1980x1320.jpg 1980w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/BIOPAK-ADELAIDESUCCESS-SOCIAL-32-1320x880.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/BIOPAK-ADELAIDESUCCESS-SOCIAL-32.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a9a91b elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4a9a91b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/how-to-make-compost\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">HOW TO COMPOST AT HOME<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c04b2b elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"7c04b2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/different-types-compost-bins\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">HOME COMPOST BIN OPTIONS<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-509a049 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"509a049\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/composting-tips\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">COMPOSTING TIPS<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-81e1126 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"81e1126\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" id=\"composting-basics\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6b9c33f\" data-id=\"6b9c33f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6742863 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"6742863\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"composting-basics\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe4bb66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fe4bb66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #00ff91;\">Composting Basics \u2013 What Goes in a Composting Bin?<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-42c2600 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"42c2600\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b1c581e\" data-id=\"b1c581e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-061fd13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"061fd13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">What Can You Compost?<\/span><\/h4><ul><li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Leaves, grass trimmings, sticks and twigs, weeds that haven\u2019t gone to seed, houseplant trimmings and dead flowers<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Pinecones, pine needles or straw, fallen bird\u2019s nest<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Fruit and vegetables, including peels, rind, pits and corn cobs <\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Chilli, onions, garlic and citrus* <\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Tea bags (if they\u2019re not made of plastic, always check the label) <\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Coffee grounds <\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Eggshells and nutshells<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Rice, pasta, bread <\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Herbs and spices<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Hair, nails and pet fur<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Pet bedding (i.e. for hamsters and rabbits)<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Unlined paper with minimal printing <\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Cardboard and egg cartons (broken into small pieces, remove any labels) <\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Toilet paper rolls and paper towels <\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Corks and wooden toothpicks <\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Wood chips and fireplace ashes <\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Certified home compostable packaging, like brown paper lunch bags, coffee cups, bowls and cutlery <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(always look for the correct home compostable certification \u2013 learn more about the certification<a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"#\"> here<\/a>)<\/span><\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7a56b01\" data-id=\"7a56b01\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7166fd8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7166fd8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">What Can\u2019t You Compost?<\/span><\/h4><ul><li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Fossil-based plastic products<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">String<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Aluminium foil<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Dryer and washing machine lint and dust from the vacuum <\/span><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">cleaner (this might contain micro-plastics and harmful chemicals)<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Waxed or lined paper and cardboard<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Large twigs and branches<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Pet droppings (especially dogs and cats)<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Cooking fat and oil<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Charcoal ash (BBQ briquettes are<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">often infused with chemicals)<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Dairy, meat and animal products**<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-590dd2a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"590dd2a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e884ef9\" data-id=\"e884ef9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da1f3ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"da1f3ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"tips-container\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Tips<\/span><\/h4><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">*Chilli, onions, garlic and citrus are suitable for a backyard compost bin, although it\u2019s recommended not to add too much if you have a worm farm \u2013 the acidity can negatively impact your worms!<\/span><\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">**Animal and meat products can be composted, but it\u2019s not always recommended or you should limit the amount you compost as it may attract pests.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">A healthy compost will balance \u2018greens\u2019 (nitrogen-rich materials like fruit, vegetables and grass clippings) with \u2018browns\u2019 (carbon-rich materials like leaves, twigs, shredded paper and certified home compostable packaging). Aim for one part greens to two parts browns.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b39a090\" data-id=\"b39a090\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ef165f elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6ef165f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Download Your Guide to a Healthy Backyard Compost<\/span><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ba3607 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5ba3607\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"214\" src=\"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/CompostConnect-Dos-Donts-Nov2023-web-e1701081909670-300x214.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-7393\" alt=\"A printable guide to a healthy backyard compost with instructions and tips on what to put and what not not to put in your compost bin.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/CompostConnect-Dos-Donts-Nov2023-web-e1701081909670-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/CompostConnect-Dos-Donts-Nov2023-web-e1701081909670-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/CompostConnect-Dos-Donts-Nov2023-web-e1701081909670.jpg 999w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78566aa elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"78566aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1dX-QzuMNdwTWO5CjI20xObmMZZ7gBLjY\/view?usp=sharing\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Download Printable pdf<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a2893f0 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a2893f0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" id=\"compostable-packaging\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1f29e27\" data-id=\"1f29e27\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-527c44e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"527c44e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-16e876f\" data-id=\"16e876f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9efbbbb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9efbbbb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">What About Compostable Packaging?<\/span><\/h3><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Compostable packaging is packaging that has the ability to naturally break down in a composting environment \u2013 whether that\u2019s a commercial composting facility or your backyard compost. B<\/span><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">ut it can get a little confusing for consumers \u2013 so let\u2019s explore recycling vs composting, biodegradable vs compostable and the different composting certifications.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3ca89e8 elementor-section-stretched m-center elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3ca89e8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-77db47b\" data-id=\"77db47b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d339bb8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"d339bb8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"recycling-vs-composting\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-908703b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"908703b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a54c888\" data-id=\"a54c888\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9127f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b9127f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Recycling Versus Composting<\/h2><p>For starters, composting is a form of recycling \u2013 organics recycling! The difference? Composting is for organic matter only, and other recycling is for paper, glass and plastics.<\/p><p>Both recycling and composting are great ways to turn waste into something valuable and they both contribute to a zero waste circular economy.<\/p><p>The process you use will depend on the material you\u2019re disposing of and the facilities available in your local area. Check for compostable certifications or recyclable logos on each specific product.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-406880b elementor-align-left elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"406880b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/compostable-vs-recyclable\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">RECYCLING VS COMPOSTING<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-053c47f\" data-id=\"053c47f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cc62a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5cc62a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"522\" src=\"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Compostinf-For-Beginners-Image-3-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6034\" alt=\"Two bins, one with a green lid with the compostable logo and one with a yellow lid with the recyclable logo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Compostinf-For-Beginners-Image-3-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Compostinf-For-Beginners-Image-3-1-300x270.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Compostinf-For-Beginners-Image-3-1-768x691.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9a8600f elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9a8600f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-533cfd9\" data-id=\"533cfd9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8efdd3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"e8efdd3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"biodegradable-vs-compostable\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7525f37 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7525f37\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-914d1e7\" data-id=\"914d1e7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b4e09e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0b4e09e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"580\" src=\"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Aqueous-MainPic-1-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6032\" alt=\"Two hands holding up aqueous plastic-free BioCups. They\u2019re black cups with white lids and white writing. The image zooms in on the compostable label, reading ABAP20177.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Aqueous-MainPic-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Aqueous-MainPic-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Aqueous-MainPic-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Aqueous-MainPic-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Aqueous-MainPic-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2884601 m-center\" data-id=\"2884601\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c048493 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c048493\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Biodegradable Versus Compostable<\/h2><p>People often use the terms \u2018biodegradable\u2019 and \u2018compostable\u2019 interchangeably \u2013 although they\u2019re not the same thing.<\/p><p>Every material will biodegrade if you give it enough time (for example, it takes around 500 years for fossil fuel plastic to break down). That\u2019s why the term biodegradable can\u2019t be verified and is often misunderstood or considered greenwashing.<\/p><p>Compostable, on the other hand, is when a product can be organically recycled in specific conditions. A certified compostable product will rapidly break down in a composting environment \u2013 whether that\u2019s a commercial composting facility or your backyard compost. Always look for the certified compostable logo as well as the company\u2019s specific licence number.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b5c010 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6b5c010\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/biodegradable-vs-compostable-packaging\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">BIODEGRADABLE VS COMPOSTABLE<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3918100 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3918100\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-87d56ed\" data-id=\"87d56ed\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-065ac89 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"065ac89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"understanding-certifications\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6b7675d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6b7675d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6599779\" data-id=\"6599779\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-923bd16\" data-id=\"923bd16\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a9522d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8a9522d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Understanding Composting Certifications<\/h2><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Greenwashing is everywhere in the sustainable packaging industry. That\u2019s why it helps if you, the consumer, can clearly recognise certified compostable logos and take a stand against greenwashing.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Any product can claim they\u2019re compostable, but the only source of truth is The Certified Compostable Logo \u2013 a registered trademark owned by the Australasian Bioplastic Association (ABA) and European Bioplastics. This logo proves a product is certified home or industrially compostable to Australian and European standards.\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Check for these logos along with the company\u2019s specific licence number.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-953fac1\" data-id=\"953fac1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f5b158a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f5b158a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e790613\" data-id=\"e790613\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54b9159 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"54b9159\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"198\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/5-Certified-Compostable-Logo-Explained-Image-2-768x563-v2-198x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-9654\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/5-Certified-Compostable-Logo-Explained-Image-2-768x563-v2-198x300.png 198w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/5-Certified-Compostable-Logo-Explained-Image-2-768x563-v2.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fa8563 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1fa8563\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Industrially Compostable<br \/>AS4736<br \/><br \/><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5b73a99\" data-id=\"5b73a99\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-714e946 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"714e946\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" src=\"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/4-Composting-For-Beginners-Home-Logo-UK-300x199.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-9645\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/4-Composting-For-Beginners-Home-Logo-UK-300x199.png 300w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/4-Composting-For-Beginners-Home-Logo-UK.png 448w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a3b700 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2a3b700\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Home Compostable<br \/>AS5810<\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bad7f1 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4bad7f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/compostable-certification-meaning\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">UNDERSTANDING COMPOSTING CERTIFICATIONS<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9f467f5 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9f467f5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-19241b8\" data-id=\"19241b8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap 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Together, we cover 6,670 postcode districts across London and Birmingham.<\/p><p>Unfortunately, there\u2019s currently no national mandate to implement food and organic waste collection in the UK. By joining Compost Connect, you\u2019ll be leading the sustainability charge and encouraging local governments to get on board. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5c6660 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"a5c6660\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/councils\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">COMPOSTING IN THE UK<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-51394a9\" data-id=\"51394a9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2903b21 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2903b21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"348\" src=\"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Compostinf-For-Beginners-Image-4.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6050\" alt=\"A person placing compostable packaging in a compost bin. 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