In my compost bins, I found that whenever I saw lots of fruit flies
hovering, it was easy to move them along by burying the compostables
deeper in the pile, covering them with a layer of shredded newspaper,
or adding a layer of coffee grounds.
To avoid smell and insects in something like a 5-gallon bucket with a
lid, you can get some coffee grounds (free from most coffee shops)
and cover each day's compostables with them.
It's less an outside issue than an INSIDE issue I'm fighting. :) I need a
way to convince the whole family to put the kitchen scraps somewhere OTHER
than in the garbage can so I'm thinking something like a separate waste
center with maybe biodegradable bags or something similar?
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