{"id":10078,"date":"2013-04-19T10:46:11","date_gmt":"2013-04-19T09:46:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/?p=10078"},"modified":"2014-08-29T22:06:56","modified_gmt":"2014-08-29T21:06:56","slug":"composting-earthday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/54.155.211.39\/blog\/2013\/04\/19\/composting-earthday\/","title":{"rendered":"Composting"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Why Compost?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/composting.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10079\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/composting.jpg?resize=300%2C224\" alt=\"composting\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Saves waste going to landfill.<\/li>\n<li>Saves money on bin bags &#8211; and makes more room in the food waste bin.<\/li>\n<li>Less trips taking the bin out.<\/li>\n<li>Attracts &amp; feeds lots of lovely life which my children can then see.<\/li>\n<li>Less room taken up in my bins.<\/li>\n<li>Completely destroys any data on paper &#8211; reducing the risk of identity theft.<\/li>\n<li>Produces good quality soil.<\/li>\n<li>Means I don&#8217;t have to buy a separate bin for garden waste.<\/li>\n<li>Sets a good example to my children about caring for the environment.<\/li>\n<li>Shows my children the wonder of natural processes.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/compost.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/compost.jpg?resize=300%2C224\" alt=\"compost\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Things\u00a0that can go in a\u00a0compost bin:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Waste fruit &amp; vegetables &#8211; we are getting quiet bad at letting things go off (something I need to readdress) but at least I can feel\u00a0<em>some<\/em>\u00a0good comes out of it by putting the goodness into the soil.<\/li>\n<li>Fruit &amp; Vegetable peelings &#8211; apple cores, banana skins, potato &amp; carrot skins &#8211; etc, etc.<\/li>\n<li>Teabags &#8211; although some people disagree.<\/li>\n<li>Egg shells &#8211; make sure you crush them up &#8211; and make sure people don&#8217;t accidentally put in whole raw eggs, because they are out of date!<\/li>\n<li>Cardboard &#8211; rip them up.<\/li>\n<li>Shredded paper &#8211; with my name and address on.<\/li>\n<li>Kitchen roll &#8211; usually when I&#8217;ve mopped up wee, orange juice.<\/li>\n<li>Hair.<\/li>\n<li>Garden waste.<\/li>\n<li>Nail clippings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/wherewoodlicelive.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/wherewoodlicelive-300x223.jpg?resize=300%2C223\" alt=\"wherewoodlicelive\" width=\"300\" height=\"223\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why Compost? Saves waste going to landfill. Saves money on bin bags &#8211; and makes more room in the food waste bin. Less trips taking the bin out. Attracts &amp; feeds lots of lovely life which my children can then see. Less room taken up in my bins. Completely destroys any data on paper &#8211; &#8230; <a title=\"Composting\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"http:\/\/54.155.211.39\/blog\/2013\/04\/19\/composting-earthday\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Composting\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10081,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[415,2300,2287,1890],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/54.155.211.39\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/wherewoodlicelive.jpg?fit=547%2C408","uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/54.155.211.39\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/wherewoodlicelive.jpg?fit=547%2C408",547,408,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/54.155.211.39\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/wherewoodlicelive.jpg?resize=150%2C150",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/54.155.211.39\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/wherewoodlicelive.jpg?fit=300%2C224",300,224,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/54.155.211.39\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/wherewoodlicelive.jpg?fit=547%2C408",547,408,true],"large":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/54.155.211.39\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/wherewoodlicelive.jpg?fit=547%2C408",547,408,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/54.155.211.39\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/wherewoodlicelive.jpg?fit=547%2C408",547,408,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/54.155.211.39\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/wherewoodlicelive.jpg?fit=547%2C408",547,408,true]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"pinkoddy","author_link":"http:\/\/54.155.211.39\/blog\/author\/pinkoddy\/"},"uagb_comment_info":5,"uagb_excerpt":"Why Compost? Saves waste going to landfill. Saves money on bin bags &#8211; and makes more room in the food waste bin. Less trips taking the bin out. Attracts &amp; feeds lots of lovely life which my children can then see. Less room taken up in my bins. 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