Still Thinking About Our Interconnectedness . . . .

Compostable materials fill up nearly 40% of our landfills, producing methane gas.
Drive past any landfill and you'll notice the smell. (In Florida, vultures hover above them.)
This is something we can work on changing.
Something as simple and responsible as composting household scraps, including newsprint / junk mail, will help, while generating a rich, usable fertilizer.
This year, I started a few new compost bins by laying down wet thick cardboard, adding dried leaves then layering (like a lasagna) grass clippings, vegetable scraps, used coffee grounds, dirts, straw . . .
I tossed in some red wigglers when they showed up.
Viola ! ! !
This Season's bins are, each, only 3 salvaged wooden pallets, nailed together and lined with landscape fabric (to contain the stuff).
Weekly, some volume of the compost is moved from one bin to the other. When time permits, I move the entire contents. Mixing it up and circulating some air is a good plan. Moisture content is also valuable and helps the perculating.
The bins are in the shade, conveniently near the Vegetable Garden.
My favorite item to add is coffee grounds. They are a slow release source of nitrogen, and worms love it. The neighborhood Barrista accumulates nearly 50 lbs between 7 AM and 3 PM, during the week. (Visit San Francisco Coffee Roasting Co. - 1660 Dekalb Ave - Atlanta 30307.)
I provide a large, lidded container and phone number, should it need removed before I get there in the afternoon.