Compost Materials List: What to Add & Avoid for Healthy Soil
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Why Your Compost Ingredients Matter A single contaminated item (like meat or glossy paper) can attract pests or delay decomposition. Our tests show proper material selection speeds up composting by 2-3x compared to uncontrolled piles.
✅ The Green Light List (Nitrogen-rich "Greens")
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Kitchen heroes: Coffee grounds, eggshells (crushed), fruit/veggie peels
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Garden gold: Fresh grass clippings, plant trimmings, wilted flowers
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Pro tip: For faster breakdown, layer greens with browns in a tumbling composter
🟤 The Brown Power List (Carbon-rich "Browns")
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Leaves, straw, untreated sawdust
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Shredded newspaper (black ink only)
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Corrugated cardboard (remove tape)
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Shop smart: Our FPS boosts brown material decomposition by 40%
🚫 The No-Go Zone
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Meat/dairy (attracts rats)
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Glossy magazines (toxic ink)
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Pet waste (pathogens)
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Solution: Problem items? Try our electric composter that safely processes "uncompostables"
Proven Layering Technique
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4" browns base → 2. 2" greens → 3. 1" soil → 4. Repeat (Visual: Embed compost layer infographic with "Click to enlarge" CTA)
When to Upgrade Your Setup If you're constantly battling fruit flies or slow decomposition, our BPA-free compost bins with locking lids solve both issues.