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• Composting can save the homeowner time, energy, money (i.e. on fertilizers, pesticides, etc.) <br />and can reduce the amount of waste going to our landfills. <br />• Composting is convenient. It's easier to compost yard trimmings than to bag and drag them to the <br />trash can, curb or landfill. <br />• Composting turns yard trimmings into a resource. Good compost is expensive to buy, but free for <br />the making. Money does grow on trees with home composting. You could also save money on <br />garbage collection and recycling fees. <br />• Composting benefits soil and plants. Using compost helps your plants grow healthier and faster <br />by keeping the soil loose and well drained. <br />• Grass clippings contain valuable nutrients that can generate up to 25 % of your lawn's total <br />fertilizer needs. One - hundred (100) pounds of grass clippings can generate and recycle as much <br />as three (3) to four (4) pounds of nitrogen, one -half to one (1) pound of phosphorus, and two (2) <br />to three (3) pounds of potassium back to the lawn. These are the three (3) most important <br />nutrients needed by lawns, and are commonly supplied in lawn fertilizers. Also, grass clippings do <br />not contribute to thatch (an organic debris layer between the soil and live grass) since grass <br />clippings are 75 -85 % water and decompose readily. <br />• Compost used as a soil amendment should be applied and incorporated into the soil before <br />planting crops, grasses, plants, etc. Apply 1 -3 inches of compost to the soil surface and work it in <br />to the soil to a depth of about 3-4 inches. <br />• In summary, by composting at home, you can help protect the environment, save money and <br />improve your soil at the same time. <br />More Information: <br />• For more information on backyard composting, please visit IDEM's Web site at <br />http://www.recycle.IN.gov/. <br />• For questions and concerns, feel free to call IDEM's Office of Pollution Prevention and Technical <br />Assistance at (800) 988 -7901. <br />Filed in <br />. ` r Office <br />IDEM Office of Pollution Prevention and Technical Assistance <br />
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