Gardening

help the environment

Cedar Grove Composting offers you a way to reduce, reuse and recycle the precious resources we have in the Pacific Northwest. Cedar Grove Composting's products are created from yard trimmings, foodwaste, wood waste and materials that otherwise would have been landfilled.

The benefits to all of us include:

• Reduced landfills - Cities, counties and municipalities have goals to reduce the waste entering landfills by as much as 70%, composting is proving to be practical, environmentally friendly solution.
• Reduced greenhouse gases - Composting organic waste decreases the amount of methane gas generated in landfills/open waste sites.
• Reduced pathogenic organisms, harmful insects, and weed seeds - The relatively high temperature at which compost is "cooked" kills harmful bacteria such as E-coli and salmonella, weed seeds, and insects.
• Reduced need for commercial fertilizers - By using compost, you reduce the amount of commercial fertilizer used, reducing the reliance on petroleum-based fertilizers.
• Enriched soil - Compost adds nutrients, helps maintain the correct soil Ph, increases water retention, reduces water runoff, and increases the nutrients actually available to the plants.