My smelly trash can led me to start composting years ago

Back then, everyone just tossed food scraps without a second thought. My kitchen bin would stink up the whole place by Friday. I got tips from a neighbor at a community garden meetup. I set up a basic pile with some old fencing in the corner. Now I hardly fill my trash bag and my veggies grow better too.

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jenny_nguyen896mo ago

That part about hardly filling your trash bag is so true. It actually throws off my whole routine for buying those bags at the store. I have a weird stockpile now because I keep forgetting I don't need them as often.

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caleb6106mo ago

Wow, I used to think that was just for hardcore gardeners!

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paigew356mo ago

It's funny how one small change can mess up a whole system... like when you start making coffee at home and suddenly have way too many to-go cups. Or you stop getting paper bills and your filing cabinet just sits there empty. You adjust one thing and it throws five other things out of whack.

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