Cultural Climate Adaptation Methods: Composting

• History of practice in the region: We consider composting a climate adaptation strategy because of its connection to agriculture.
• What is done now or not done now -> How the alternatives can fit into culture
• Economical benefit or burdens
• Climate action here!

Soil and Soil is a recycling company that aims to tackle the gaps inside the waste management system while simultaneously investigating food insecurity in The Bahamas. They recycle organic waste to produce high quality compost for a number of applications, including coastal engineering, coastal design, farming, landscaping, nurseries, and many other uses. Nicholas has been involved in composting for three years, but they have been composting since 2014.

They plan to move on to plastic recycling and other material recycling through more waste management practices.

Compost is a mixture of ingredients, which include carbon based organisms and excretory elements, to be used as plant fertilizer in order improve soil health. This often done to improve agricultural yields. Compost is made up of "browns" and "greens". Browns can include things are cardboard or paper-based, e.g. toilet tissue rolls, paper towels, 100% cotton, wool, satin, natural fibers, or cheesecloth. They can also include tree branches, wood and leaves. Greens would describe food waste.

Compost ratios refer to the amount of brown compounds to green compounds in the compost pile.

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