Backyard Composting
Backyard composting is a simple way to produce fertilizer for your lawn and garden, while dramatically reducing your weekly household waste. The Town of Natick sells home composting bins at a discount. They are lightweight, easy to assemble, and rodent proof. Each comes with composting instructions. They are made of 100% recycled detergent bottles and hold one cubic yard of material. They are available for $25.00 at the Department of Public Works at 75 West Street during normal business hours.
A compost pile can include organic materials such as table scraps, vegetable trimmings, coffee grounds, egg shells, and fruit rinds, as well as lawn clippings and leaves. These all break down to form earthy-smelling soil enrichment. Avoid composting meat, bones, fatty foods such as cheese, grease or cooking oil, dog feces, cat litter, or diseased plants; put these in the trash instead.