Passive Composting

What is passive composting?

• Piling yard trimmings and organic household waste in a pile somewhere in your yard and letting it rot.
• The passive part refers to the minimal human intervention.

Does passive composting work?

• Yes!
• Compost created from passive composting is just as good for the soil as compost produced from active composting.

What are the downside to passive composting vs active composting?

• Takes a longer time to produce compost
• Produces less compost
• Tends to smell

How do I start Passive Composting?

• Take grass clippings, leafs, and weeds and pile them up in your yard
• Dump your organic kitchen scraps (no meat, grease, processed food) onto the pile
• Leave it alone

Are there little things I can do to speed up the composting?

• Occasionally add handfuls of dirt to the pile
• Chop up the waste before putting it on the pile
• Occasionally turn the pile
• In the spring add composting worms to the pile in

Passive composting is an easy way to recycle your household organic waste and your yard waste and best of all, it works!