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It is now necessary to separate garbage into organic and inorganic. What does this mean exactly? Well it means food, fruit, leaves, grass, veggies, flowers, etc., go into one bag and plastic, glass, paper, cans, etc. go into another bag. Idealy you could have a bag for each kind, one bag for cans, one bag for paper, one bag for plastic, etc. but if you cannot do this just make sure you don't mix perishable garbage (organic) with unperishable garbage (inorganic) on the same bag.
We suggest you make your own compost with the organic garbage at the comfort of your own home. It does not take much time or effort considering the immense benefits it can bring to your plants, land, garden, pots, etc. Another benefit is you could sell your compost once it is ready to visitors that come from the city where finding good rich earth is hard and not always as clean and healthy as our environment can provide. Think about it, it could be a source of income for your family! Kids can enjoy doing it with you and we would all then be helping our environment and others.

First you need to separate trash. This process can be simple or shophisticated. we will illustrate the simple way, you can get as sophisticated as you wish:

If you are going to make compost then you only need to separate for the trash delivery truck the next items:

NOTE: If we missed something, just use your common sense, it really just seems complicated in the beginning but becomes very natural as you get into the habit of separating trash.
*newspaper, cardboard boxes, and office paper only. Do not add magazines or any cardboard that have been printed in glossy paper as the chemicals in the inks are not healthy to your compost.
**Animal manure can be chicken, rabbit, cow, horse, pig, goat, ducks, any animal manure EXCEPT human, dog, pet birds, or cat manure because these may contain germs or parasites dangerous to you and your neighbors.
***Eucalyptuse is not healthy for your compost because the leaves contain oils, it resists decomposition and is harmful to the growth of a wide array of plants. So whatever you do, DO NOT add eucalyptus leaves or branches to your compost.

If you decide to make your compost, first let us congratulate you on your effort to help our community, our surroundings and our planet! Secondly just keep the bag of Organic for Good for composting, and the other bags are the only ones you will give to the garbage truck on the day of recollection.

Compost is very easy to make. If you are just careful of the few little things you should not throw in the heap, it happens by itself, and the result is a rich, black, crumbly matter that serious composters call black gold.
The things to consider before starting your compost are:
1. Location
Where you make your compost within your home will make a difference because if you don't chose the location of the compost carefully it could become such a burden you will abandon composting in no time. So chose a place where it is easy to load and unload, conveniently near so you won't be too lazy to take the compostables with a certain frequency. Also consider it being near enough your garden and with access for wheelbarrows or garden carts so it is easy for you to use in your garden when the compost is ready. Consider which method you would most "enjoy": a hole in the ground, a wooden bin or a rotating drum type composter.
2. Pile or Compost Bin?
If you do not have a garden or yard, we suggest you build or buy a a Compost Bin that has a suitable size for the space you have. It is best to have two or three so while one bin is full of organic mater composting you can start a new one on the second or third bin. When considering what bin to make or buy consider you will need to turn compost once a week, and if not planned for such turning it could become messy. You can find bins that tumble or turn but a simple solution to this could be having a second bin where you empty the contents to create aeration which exceeds the time of composting. If you don't turn the compost every so often it will take longer to process and might produce unpleasant odors.