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Home Composting & Green Landscaping

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

Video: Home Composting for Zero Waste 
Infographic: Why Should I Compost? (English, PNG 780.53 KB)
Home Composting Tips: A Guide to Composting Yard & Food Waste (English, PDF 479.24 KB)
Preparando Abonos en Casa (English, PDF 130.6 KB)
Poster: Composting is Easy (English, PDF 293.03 KB)
Don't Trash Grass (English, PDF 480.66 KB)
No Tire el Pasto! (English, PDF 90.37 KB)
Get a Low-Cost Compost Bin 

Indoor Composting

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

Composting Instruction & Learning

Home Composting Workshops & Demonstrations 
Teaching Residents About Composting: Outline & Talking Points (English, PDF 30.97 KB)
Presentation: Home Composting for Zero Waste (English, PDF 2.28 MB)
Infographic: Why Should I Compost? (English, PNG 780.53 KB)
MP3: Composting for the Earth (The Compost Song) (MP3 4.56 MB)

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Sustainable Lawn & Garden Practices

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

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