All About Composting At Home
We have a major crush on composting and think just about everyone can compost at home. Check out our vast collection of resources about how to start composting at home, common questions about composting, interviews with everyday families who compost at home, and our interactive “Can I Compost…?” tool to help you determine what belongs in your compost bucket.
Compost FAQs
From the big picture basics to the bite-sized details, we answer your questions about how to compost at home. Have a question we didn’t answer yet? Submit it via email, and we’ll turn it into a blog post!

Can You Use A Curbside Composting Service If You Live in An Apartment?
Want to compost in an apartment but aren’t sure that a curbside composting company will work for you? Read on to answer your curbside composting questions and find out if a composting service can solve all your food waste woes. Curbside composting services, like WasteWell (the company I own and run), are great options for…
What To Compost
Even the most diligent of composters have experienced that moment of confusion when you look down into your hand and wonder… “Can I compost this?” We get it. We’ve done the same thing, and the answer isn’t always straightforward. We’re regularly adding to our collection of posts all about what you can and cannot compost in all sorts of at-home compost systems. We have a fancy “Can I Compost…?” interactive tool you can try if you’re feeling snazzy!

5 Ways To Compost Leaves
Don’t toss your fallen leaves this autumn. Let them rebuild your soil. Leaves are an amazing way to protect and regenerate soil (and nature has been doing it for … basically… ever). Read on for more about why you should save the leaves for your compost bin and your garden beds each fall and 5…
How We Compost
In this series, everyday families show us how they compost at home. There are so many ways to compost at home, so we love showcasing all the different ways families compost depending on how and where they live and what systems work for them. Want to be featured? Email us to let us know, and we’ll get back to you!

Intro to Composting With Our Editor
Want some insight into how our founder and editor, Jen Panaro, became a composting nerd and what she thinks about helping others learn to compost? Read on for her interview with Apartment Therapy all about composting for beginners. This post contains affiliate links. Two weeks ago, I received an inquiry in my Instagram DMs asking…