Temperatures have remained between 133 and 155 degrees Fahrenheit. The composter is now just over half full.
How to Grow Pineapples from Pineapple Tops
Not all food waste is destined for the compost: Did you know how easy it is to grow pineapple plants from their tops? Simply dry for a few days, then plant in some good soil. Water well until established. Once established they are drought tolerant and can be expected to produce pineapples in about three years.
Food Waste: 14 buckets / 140 liters / 4.9 cubic feet
Wood Chips: 12 buckets / 120 liters / 4.2 cubic feet
Cardboard/Newspaper: 16 buckets / 160 liters / 5.7 cubic feet
Yard Waste: 2 buckets / 20 liters / 0.7 cubic feet
Time: 4 hours mixing/chipping/shredding
Total Kept Out of the Landfill Week 2:
440 liters / 15.5 cubic feet / 425 lbs / 193 kg (estimated wet weight)
Cumulative:
840 liters / 29.5 cubic feet / 755 lbs / 343 kg (estimated wet weight)
And to put those amounts into the real world:
343 kg of organic waste in a landfill releases 1.17 metric tons of CO2 equivalent.
On the other hand, composting that same waste removes 0.145 metric tons of CO2 equivalent.
Net Savings: 1.315 metric tons
An average American’s annual carbon footprint is 20 metric tons.
The global average carbon footprint is 4 metric tons.
A return economy class transatlantic flight is about 1 metric ton.
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