{"id":18680,"date":"2024-05-08T12:11:05","date_gmt":"2024-05-08T12:11:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ilsr.org\/?page_id=18680"},"modified":"2026-05-15T11:33:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T15:33:13","slug":"home-composting","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ilsr.org\/es\/composting\/home-composting\/","title":{"rendered":"Compostaje dom\u00e9stico"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":0,"parent":18537,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":""},"class_list":["post-18680","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"details":{"description":"","background_color":"tan"},"sidebar":{"title":"\u00cdndice"},"page_layout":[{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_media_duo","_acfe_flexible_toggle":null,"component_media_duo":{"align":"left","background":"white","image_size":"normal","image":18681,"title":"","text":"There arguably has never been a better time to consider how to grow food and compost at home \u2014 it\u2019s an opportunity to support healthy local soils and protect local food production and distribution. Schools, congregations, gardening groups, climate activists, and local government can promote and teach home composting. Composting is not rocket science, but learning the basics will set home composters and gardeners up for success.","button":{"title":"Learn More About Home Composting","url":"https:\/\/ilsr.org\/composting\/home-composting-basics\/","target":"_blank"}}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":null,"component_wysiwyg":{"content":"<h2><b>Recursos para el compostaje dom\u00e9stico del ILSR<\/b><\/h2>\r\n<h3>Gu\u00edas pr\u00e1cticas y de capacitaci\u00f3n<\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ilsr.org\/es\/composting\/home-composting-basics\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Conceptos b\u00e1sicos sobre el compostaje dom\u00e9stico<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 Comience aqu\u00ed para obtener una descripci\u00f3n general detallada sobre qu\u00e9 es, por qu\u00e9 y c\u00f3mo hacer compostaje dom\u00e9stico. Incluye una comparaci\u00f3n de las diferentes opciones para hacer compostaje dom\u00e9stico.\r\n<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ilsr.org\/articles\/home-composting-101-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Compostaje dom\u00e9stico 101: Gu\u00eda para el compostaje en caliente en el jard\u00edn<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ilsr.org\/es\/article\/composting-for-community\/vermicomposting-101\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vermicompostaje 101: Gu\u00eda para el compostaje con lombrices<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLZ1cQ-u1XTA4PchLqZvEj4zoqHoJH1PwX\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Taller de introducci\u00f3n al compostaje dom\u00e9stico en YouTube (completo o por segmentos)<\/span><\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLZ1cQ-u1XTA4xl0yeQhpqr4OKbK3bwlLx\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Taller de compostaje casero en YouTube <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Taller de compostaje dom\u00e9stico en espa\u00f1ol en YouTube)<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ilsr.org\/webinar-home-composting-may-2020\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Seminario web: Compostaje en casa: introducci\u00f3n a los conceptos b\u00e1sicos<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 Mayo de 2020\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ilsr.org\/yimby-compost\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a1S\u00ed! En mi patio trasero: gu\u00eda de compostaje dom\u00e9stico para gobiernos locales<\/span><\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ilsr.org\/smashing-composting-pumpkins\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">C\u00f3mo hacer compost con calabazas<\/span><\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","":null,"settings":""}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_media_duo","_acfe_flexible_toggle":null,"component_media_duo":{"align":"right","background":"white","image_size":"normal","image":18682,"title":"","text":"Compost is the dark, crumbly, earthy smelling material produced by the decomposition of organic materials such as food scraps and yard trimmings. When added to soil, compost sequesters carbon, improves plant growth, conserves water, reduces reliance on chemical pesticides and fertilizers, and helps prevent nutrient runoff and soil erosion. At-home or backyard composting has additional benefits. It saves local government money by avoiding the need to collect and process material.","button":""}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":null,"component_wysiwyg":{"content":"<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With all these benefits, why aren\u2019t more people composting at home? There is a misconception that adoption is low due to poor system designs, lack of space, and odors. We disagree. Adoption is low because citizens are not incentivized to home compost and are not provided the training, guidance, equipment, and exposure to best practices to succeed. Composting is increasingly recognized as the predominant method for recycling food waste. Sadly, little attention is paid to home composting, though it is among the best opportunities to reduce food waste, especially in the near-term and especially in areas lacking facilities to compost or in communities now suspending curbside collection of food scraps due to the COVID-19 pandemic.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another misconception about home composting is that it can only divert a small portion of residential waste. We disagree with this too. Studies indicate that 23 to 83 pounds per household per month could be diverted through home composting. Personalized training and support increases the potential. For every 10,000 households composting at home, between 1,400 and 5,000 tons per year could be diverted from curbside collection, with potential savings in avoided disposal costs alone ranging from $72,000 to $250,000.[footnote]ILSR, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilsr.org\/yimby-compost\/\">Yes! In My Backyard: A Home Composting Guide for Local Government<\/a>, pg. 6[\/footnote]<\/span>\r\n<h2><b>Related ILSR Composting Resources<\/b><\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ilsr.org\/neighborhood-soil-rebuilders\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Neighborhood Soil Rebuilders Composter Train-the-Trainer Program<\/span><\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ilsr.org\/composting-bmp-guide\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Community Composting Done Right: A Guide to Best Management Practices<\/span><\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Posters and infographics:<\/span>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ilsr.org\/food-waste-hierarchy\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hierarchy to Reduce Food Waste &amp; Grow Community<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (graphic\/poster listing home composting as a priority strategy)<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ilsr.org\/compost-impacts-posters\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Composting Impacts More Than You Think<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (infographic and series of posters on benefits of compost to soil, climate, waste reduction, and jobs)<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2><b>Links to Other Home Composting Resources<\/b><\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.ymaws.com\/www.compostingcouncil.org\/resource\/resmgr\/documents\/coronavirus\/USCC_COVID_factsheet.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Residential Composting During COVID-19 (US Composting Council Fact Sheet)<\/span><\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cwmi.css.cornell.edu\/smallscale.htm\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cornell Waste Management Institute\u2019s Small Scale or Backyard Composting<\/span><\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seattle.gov\/utilities\/environment-and-conservation\/lawn-and-garden\/compost-soil\/backyard-composting\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Backyard Composting \u2013 Seattle Public Utilities<\/span><\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/composting.ces.ncsu.edu\/home-composting\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Home &amp; Backyard Composting\u00a0 \u2013 North Carolina State Extension<\/span><\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/composting.ces.ncsu.edu\/vermicomposting-2\/vermicomposting-for-households\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vermicomposting for Households \u2013 North Carolina State Extension<\/span><\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oregonmetro.gov\/tools-living\/yard-and-garden\/composting\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Composting \u2013 Oregon Metro<\/span><\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sandiegocounty.gov\/dpw\/recycling\/composting.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Composting \u2013 San Diego County, Calif.<\/span><\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dpw.lacounty.gov\/epd\/sg\/bc.cfm\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Backyard Composting \u2013 County of Los Angeles<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (fact sheet has terrific details on the microbes and invertebrates in the compost pile)<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=mBFMxFtsjfs&amp;feature=youtu.be\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Online Home Composting Class \u2013 City of Austin<\/span><\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zerowaste.dc.gov\/homecomposting\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Home Composting Program \u2013 District of Columbia<\/span><\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.homecompostingmadeeasy.com\/index.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Home Composting Made Easy<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (32-page illustrated guide)<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nrcs.usda.gov\/wps\/portal\/nrcs\/detail\/national\/newsroom\/features\/?&amp;cid=nrcs143_023537\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Composting in Your Backyard \u2013 USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service<\/span><\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","":null,"settings":""}}]},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Home Composting<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Anyone can compost right in their own backyard. 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