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A great rule of thumb is: You can compost anything that was once growing in the ground. A couple additions to the rule are egg shells and dryer lint.

Meat, dairy, cooked food and anything with fats and oils in it should never be put in into a compost bin. All of these things may attract pests or produce foul odours.

Remember to add:

• Fresh grass clippings
• Plant trimmings
• House plants
• Manure
• Kitchen scraps including: vegetable or fruit peels, coffee grounds, tea bags and crushed egg shells. Keep these in a sealed container in your kitchen until full.
• Dry leaves
• Straw

As a general rule, try to keep your compost pile two parts nitrogen--"green" (kitchen scraps and fresh grass clippings) to one part carbon-- "brown" (straw, leaves).

To speed up your composting process, chop all materials into small pieces. Mix the materials.

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