Weird Things You Can (and Should) Compost
Composting isn’t just for food scraps! Did you know you can compost these things? Enrich your soil and avoid sending more things to the landfill!
Although obviously the more sustainable option would be to use a reusable handkerchief, there are always times you end up with a paper tissue to quickly blow or pick your nose. This is not recommended though if the tissue is covered with snot from being truly sick (i.e. cold or flu).
Use a tissue to quickly clean your ear? Throw it in the compost. If you use a 100% organic cotton swab to clean out earwax, that can be composted too. Make sure to check if your swab is 100% cotton as some do have plastic on the ends (why?!).
Do an at home hair cut? Trim your bangs or beard? Shave your head or…somewhere else? Hair is high in nitrogen and will add beneficial nutrients to your soil.
Don’t compost dog or cat poop because there will be a high risk of parasites. But you 100% can compost your herbivorous pets’ poop and have extremely fertile soil. Rabbits, guinea pigs, chinchillas, and hamsters are practically mini fertilizer factories!
As long as you don’t have any nailpolish on them, both your toenails and fingernails can be composted! Just like hair, it's high in nitrogen and will be a great source of nutrients to your compost heap.
Honorable mentions:
Floss - Though most floss is usually made of nylon and can’t be composted, next time you need to buy some consider looking for an eco-friendly version that can be!
Pee - We don’t recommend doing this if you have a small indoor compost bin like ours, but if you have an outdoor bin or heap, pee can actually be beneficial to your compost.
Illustrations done by @jakesetradio
