How Do I Start Composting?

Could I start my own composting "business"?

• I'm fifteen and as a project this summer I was going to try composting our trash and try to help the yard (not looking too lively). But this got me thinking-- could I take ...show more

• Answer:

  The amount of work required to turn garbage into compost is huge. It's dirty, very time consuming and labor intensive. Try your own compost heap first and then see what you think. Many people who don't have farm like acreage available to them abandon composting as all sorts of animals come to eat, rats, raccoons, possums, whatever you have. And the odor from the decaying matter is most unpleasant, kind of like a garbage dump cause that's what it is. And all nurseries sell bags of compost for low prices these days. So, as you can see, I think a composting business is not advisable.