That works out to about 200 pounds of yard trimmings and another 150 pounds of food waste per person per year. What is Composting Composting is the biological decomposition of organic matter. Decomposition occurs naturally, but it can be accelerated. Microorganisms, worms, and insects break organic materials into compost.
Compost contains nutrients that, when returned to the soil, are used by plants.
This is nature's way of recycling. What Can Be Composted Any natural organic material can be composted. Also, many manufactured organic materials that are not waxed or plastic-coated, such as newspapers, paper boxes, clothing scraps and wood shavings are compostable and may be used. The Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service offers its programs to all eligible persons regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, gender, age, disability, marital or veteran status, or any other legally protected status, and is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The mention of any commercial product in this web site does not imply its endorsement by the University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service over other products not named, nor does the omission imply that they are not satisfactory.