Composting

In Puerto Rico we generate  an average of 3 pounds of waste per person per day and about 4 billion pounds of waste per year. Only 11% of which is recycled and used for more than half of the materials reaching the dump is compostable organic material. Composting is a simple way to add nutrient-rich humus which fuels plant growth and restores vitality to depleted soil.. The process of composting simply requires making a heap of wetted organic matter and waiting for the materials to break down into humus after a period of weeks or months. It's also free, easy to make and good for the environment.Exist many types of compost like: Vermicomposting, this one is the most easy way to compost food because the worms make it easier. Another type is Aerobic Composting,in this one you make compost with high temperatures. The last type is Anaerobic Compost this one is make without air and does not need maintenance.




 This video is about the simplest ways to make compost. Also talks about how you can make different types of compost and it explain step by step how to do it. 

cleanairgardening. (2010, 15 November). How to compost / make compost. Composting explained in 2 minutes [video file]Retrieve from http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=2s5HdYLSFzg.

  Roy, K. (2011). Trash talk: How to compost safely. Science Scope, 35(2), 82-83.
This article is about how to compost safely and how to do it right.

Appelhof, M. (1997). Worms eat my garbage second edition. Michigan: Flowefield Enterprises, LLC.
This book is about how to make a vermicomposting system. Also talks about all the ways to reuse, reduce and recycle and the things you should do when you finish the book.