WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI) - Sean Rock from the Tippecanoe Soil and Water Conservation
District joins WLFI in the studio to talk about how an indoor
compost is made.
Here's a list of items that CAN be vermicomposted:
- Grass clippings
- Eggshells
- Hair
- Leaves
- Shredded newspaper and paper towels
- Fruits and vegetables
- Bread products
- Wood chips
- Sawdust
- Wood ash
- Feathers
Here's a list of items that should NOT be composted
- Charcoal
- Meat and bones
- Grease, fats, and oils
- Dairy products
- Human or pet feces
- Diseased plants
- Waxed paper
- Treated wood products
- Plastics
- Metals
- Invasive plants and weeds
- Cat litter
- Treated paper, such as magazine pages
Ready to get started with your own vermicomposting? A how-to PDF
is available
HERE.
The
Tippecanoe County
Soil and Water Conservation District website has more details
about urban conservation efforts.