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Composting & Organics
Greener Living

Home Composting & Green Landscaping

Composting is a convenient, beneficial, and inexpensive way to handle your organic waste and help the environment.

Questions? Contact Ann McGovern of MassDEP: 617-292-5834 or ann.mcgovern@state.ma.us

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Backyard Composting

Home Composting Tips: A Guide to Composting Yard & Food Waste (PDF 479.24 KB)
Poster: Composting is Easy (PDF 293.03 KB)
Don't Trash Grass (PDF 480.66 KB)
Get a Low-Cost Compost Bin 

Indoor Composting

MassDEP Fact Sheet: How to Control Fruit Flies & Fungus Gnats (PDF 25.91 KB)
MassDEP Fact Sheet: Vermicomposting - Indoor Composting with Worms (PDF 32.86 KB)

Composting Instruction & Learning

MassDEP Home Composting Workshops & Demonstrations 
Teaching Residents About Composting: Outline & Talking Points (PDF 30.97 KB)

Sustainable Lawn & Garden Practices

Lawns & Landscapes in Your Watershed 
Lead Contamination in Your Yard: Reducing the Risks (PDF 25.1 KB)
Reducing Pesticide Use in Lawn Care (PDF 275.31 KB)
MassDEP Fact Sheet: Christmas Tree Recycling (PDF 18.76 KB)
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