Anaerobic Composting - Is It Worth It?

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Anaerobic composting is a simple and fun alternative to the usual ways of composting, which include using a compost bin, a tumbler, or worms. While it may be the easiest method, it takes a really long time to finish.

All you need is two thick black garbage bags, a bucket to measure out the contents and some water. Add equal parts shredded food scraps (no meat/dairy/seafood), soil+some finished compost, and "brown" materials (shredded leaves, shredded paper). Add some water to get the material damp, but not completely soaked. Tie off the bag, then put it inside the other garbage bag and tie that off, too. All done!

This process is often said to finish within 6-8 weeks, but based on my findings, I'm willing to bet that's unusually fast. I gave it another six months to sit...how does it look? The results are really nice! Was it worth it? Yes and no. Ultimately, any composting is good composting.

If you're composting, that means you're not throwing away perfectly good material to the landfill, which is always a good thing. Speaking of landfills, they spew out one third of our methane output (along with nearly 100 toxic compounds that when burned in landfill gas collection efforts create dioxins and furans), which has a global warming potential 23 times greater than carbon dioxide.

The other negative aspect is that I'm creating garbage bag waste, so this will be the last time I try anaerobic composting. At least I can hold onto this garbage bag and fill it up over time with my non-compostable/non-recyclables, which is a pretty small amount of our waste if you think about it.

A commenter on my previous anaerobic composting video stated that I should try using a 5 gallon bucket with lid so I avoid the plastic bag waste. While the standard lid wouldn't be airtight enough, there are definitely airtight lids out there such as the Gamma Lid brand that has locking lids.

While this may work, I'm not sure piling up buckets would make so much sense to do, but maybe for someone out there it does and I encourage them to try it if it means they don't throw their organics in the trash.

Have you checked out my website crazyaboutcompost.com? Sign up for a free composting course to help you get started with reducing waste, creating great soil and having fun doing it.

Thanks for watching!

-Tyler
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