Showerthought: My take on food scraps did a full turn once I tried composting

I always figured it was just extra trash. Seeing how fast it breaks down into soil for my plants, why didn't I start sooner?

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mark_ward1mo ago

Man, the smell when you first start composting is no joke. I remember my bin smelling like something died for a week straight. It does get better once you get the mix of greens and browns right, though. Turns out adding more dry leaves or shredded paper helps a ton. Makes you wonder why we ever thought throwing food in the trash was normal.

jana8811mo ago

How'd you deal with the smell at first?

grant4781mo ago

Seriously, my first compost bin smelled so bad I convinced myself it was just 'earthy'. My family refused to go near the backyard for a week. Turns out I was basically making a soup of food scraps with no browns at all. I fixed it by dumping in a whole bag of fallen leaves and some shredded cardboard. The smell went from rotten garbage to damp dirt in like two days. Now I just remind myself that if it stinks, add more paper or leaves, not more guilt.