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Backyard Composting 

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Benefits of Composting

  • Increases infiltration and permeability of heavy soils, thus reducing erosion and runoff. 
  • Improves water holding capacity, thus reducing water loss and leaching in sandy soils. 
  • Supplies a variety of macro and micronutrients. 
  • May control or suppress certain soil-borne plant 
  • pathogens. 
  • Supplies significant quantities of organic matter. 
  • Improves cation exchange capacity (CEC) of soils and ​growing media, thus improving their ability to hold nutrients for plant use. 
  • Supplies beneficial microorganisms to soils and growing media. 
  • Improves and stabilizes soil pH. 
  • Can bind and degrade specific pollutants
For more information on how our economy is benefited by you composting organic materials through collection or drop-off programs, click on links below.

Resources to help get started composting at home:

A Homeowner's Guide to Composting

City of Minneapolis: Backyard Composting

Composting Council: Composting and Vermicomposting Resources
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Eartheasy: How to Make Composting Easy

Happy DIY Home: 25 Incredible Benefits of Gardening

Hennepin County: Home Composting Factsheet

HomeAdvisor: Composting and Landscaping at Home
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Minnesota Extension: Composting in Home Gardens

US Composting Council: Compost and It's Benefits Factsheet


Yard Waste Care - Start and Make Compost at Home
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​Porch: Backyard Composting

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MPCA: How do I use Compost?​​​​​
MPCA Backyard Composting
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​MPCA Diagnosing Backyard Composting Problems
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​MPCA Verm (Worm) Composting
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Compost Bin Instructions

     Full Backyard Compost Videos

Starting or Restarting Your Bin

Compost Use

Compost Bin Location

Harvesting Compost

Backyard vs. Commercial Composting

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