Eggshells make a nutrient-dense addition to compost, but sometimes they can attract unwanted visitors. Here are a few steps ...

The Green Cycler is a "kitchen pre-composter"... in other words, a counter-top, food-scrap shredder that's intended to grind kitchen waste so it breaks down 10 times faster in the compost pile.

Grinding. Eggshells compost slowly because of the calcium content in the shell. Large pieces of eggshell take a year or more. But the smaller the bits of eggshell, the faster they will compost.

The model 6600 Morbark horizontal grinders used by St. Louis Composting are fitted with 1,000-hp engines, and the model 1300 tub grinders are rated at 860 horsepower. Both types, however, utilize a ...

When Sally Brown finds herself with food scraps and no available compost pile, she takes matters into her own hands. “I’ll surreptitiously put it outside,” said Brown, a research professor ...

The best wood chippers efficiently break down yard waste to create mulch and compost that can be used ... The DK2 OPC503 3-Inch Disk Chipper Shredder has a professional-grade seven-horsepower ...

Jim uses a chipper/shredder machine for his compost. Layers of the same type can compress and get matted or become a solid, soggy mass. Try to prevent this by initially mixing up different materials.