For over 40 years, Uncle Jims Worm Farm has been raising mealworms, super reds, and red wigglers. It is the largest worm farm in the United States. Providing worms for vermicomposting, enhancing soil, feeding pets, and eliminating chemical fertilizers, Uncle Jims Worm Farm helped begin the practice of reducing landfill waste organically using red worms.
Landfills can have extreme effects on the environment. Because they release a substantial amount of methane gas, landfills contribute to global warming. They also pollute groundwater, waste energy and resources, and discourage recycling and composting.
On average, 28 percent of the material found in landfills is food scraps and organic debris, meaning composting can diminish the size of landfills significantly. Many municipalities implement composting programs by collecting yard waste separately from household garbage. Using red worms in landfill composting applications can accelerate decomposition time by up to 75 percent. Consumers can contribute to reducing the size of landfills by composting food scraps at home instead of tossing them in the trash.
Landfills can have extreme effects on the environment. Because they release a substantial amount of methane gas, landfills contribute to global warming. They also pollute groundwater, waste energy and resources, and discourage recycling and composting.
On average, 28 percent of the material found in landfills is food scraps and organic debris, meaning composting can diminish the size of landfills significantly. Many municipalities implement composting programs by collecting yard waste separately from household garbage. Using red worms in landfill composting applications can accelerate decomposition time by up to 75 percent. Consumers can contribute to reducing the size of landfills by composting food scraps at home instead of tossing them in the trash.
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