Composting is easy in Lakewood. The city offers both classes and lowcost composting bins. The training classes are offered conveniently at Lakewood parks. Come hear more about composting at the free workshops. You'll learn how to create your own rich soil amendment and never have to buy soil conditioners, mulch and fertilizer again.
Most Lakewood homes can use backyard composting to reduce the amount of green waste they generate.
It takes the right blend of ingredients to make good compost Like cooking, backyard composting can be easy, especially if you use the right blends of ingredients. Chopped yard and garden trimmings are ideal for composting. So are fresh materials, such as fruit and vegetable trimmings. You can add dry leaves, twigs, and chopped bark. Wood chips can be an important compost bulking agent, especially when processing really wet materials.