When you are preparing a meal, keep two large bowls out on the counter top. One bowl for items to throw in the trash and the other one for green waste. Not only will this make things easier when it comes to clean-up time, but you will also be helping out the environment! Throw your apple peels and cucumber skins in your green waste garbage can (the garbage can where you put your yard trimmings!) or your compost pile.
Why do we want to separate the green waste from "regular" trash? We want to do this because when you throw away your organic materials with "regular" trash that green waste gets placed in the landfill where it is not able to decompose due to the lack of oxygen. By throwing your organic materials in a green waste trash can or even better yet, by composting, you are giving planet earth one great DEAL.
