Another Possible Solution

Compost: Instead of sending waste to landfills, you can create a useful product out of food waste. There are many advantages to composting.

1. Compost helps the soil. It can help revive soil. Compost can reduce or eliminate the use of chemical fertilizers.
2. Compost has been known to help prevent erosion.
3. Compost can also help with pollution. Since the waste is not being added to a landfill, we are avoiding adding more methane to the atmosphere.
4. Overall, composting will save you money.

What makes composting so effective is many things we use from day to day are
decomposable.

What to Compost:
• Animal manure
• Cardboard rolls
• Clean paper
• Coffee grounds and filters
• Cotton rags
• Dryer and vacuum cleaner lint
• Eggshells
• Fireplace ashes
• Fruits and vegetables
• Grass clippings
• Hair and fur
• Hay and straw
• Houseplants
• Leaves
• Nut shells
• Sawdust
• Shredded newspaper
• Tea bags
• Wood chips
• Wool rags
• Yard trimmings
Just think the next time you use a roll of toilet paper you can use the roll as compost!

Things NOT to Compost:
Leave Out/Reason Why
• Black walnut tree leaves or twigs
o Releases substances that might be harmful to plants
• Coal or charcoal ash
o Might contain substances harmful to plants
• Dairy products
o Create odor problems
• Diseased or insect-ridden plants
o Diseases or insects might survive and transfer back to other plants
• Fats, grease, lard, or oils
o Create odor problems
• Meat or fish bones and scraps
o Create odor problems
• Pet wastes
o Might contain parasites, bacteria, germs, pathogens, and viruses harmful to humans
• Yard trimmings treated with chemical pesticides
o Might kill beneficial composting organisms

As you can see the biggest problem is creating odors which could possibly attract animals. All of this info can be found here.