Compost!

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Are you new to composting? No sweat about it! We have provided a couple of links for you to jump straight into:

• Create your compost bin for under $20
• Adding more material to your bin
• What you can/cannot add to your compost
• 4 essentials for composting
• Is my compost ready?
• Good vs. bad compost
• Getting the right compost mix
• Speeding up the compost process
• Using your compost
• Check out our list of video tutorials

For any other feedback or enquiry, do drop us an email at info@kainosis.com

Have you heard of our “lazy” composting experiment? It is still on with promising results. Track all of its updates here!

“What’s this lazy experiment?” you say. Well, allow us to explain:

Normal and recommended composting methods require the compost materials to be mixed before adding into the bin. The bin also needs some turning and mixing occasionally to keep the compost pile aerated.

However, we decided to be “rebels” about this by composting our stuff in layers – simply dumping the raw food scraps/waste into the compost pile and then covering it with a thick layer of ‘browns‘ (e.g. hay). We repeat this again when there are new food scraps to be added.

Why are we doing this?

We are currently conducting our own research to see if composting could work even for a person who is considerably “lazy” or “unmotivated” to compost in a tropical climate like Singapore.

This target group includes busy working adults, housewives, unmotivated teens etc who might just want to get rid of food waste the easiest way besides trashing them down the rubbish chute. If you think about it, a large percentage of our local fellow Singaporeans still have a long way to go about adapting a environmentally friendly lifestyle.

By purposefully creating our compost pile in layers and not mixing/turning the pile, we are simulating a composting method which is considerably most hassle-free.

The result? Follow our regular updates here.

Next, with our current open container method with hay as the cover material, we have been able to improve bin aeration, whilst allowing rain water to freely fall into the compost piles. This also allows heat from the sun to keep the compost bins warm during the day. Remember that the 4 essentials for composting are: food, air, moisture and warmth. (For more information, click here.)

We are proud to say that this “lazy” composting method works even for apartments, albeit we are finding ways to improve the rate of composting. So don’t worry if you don’t own a garden or backyard! We are apartment residents too, and this ain’t stopping us from composting waste into yummy goodness for plants.

Don’t grow plants? Sell or give away your compost! Or why not “help” the public outdoor plants around you? (wink)

Have an awesome time composting! Once you start, you will never see food and household wastes the same way, ever again.