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Bin with a cover and removable inner container is ideal.  

4.Contents of this bin can be emptied (into the compost pit ) 2-3 times a week. (If the composting medium is limited to the above, you will notice that no foul smells accumulate as the coffee grounds absorb these. Foul odors, you will find, are indicators of that batch of composting medium being contaminated with other cooked foods or animal matter.)

5.Simply dump the collected compostable material in the pit, crate or at the foot of the mature tree and cover with leaves. Segregate or place the different batches of the compostables in different sections (so that the fully decomposed material ready for garden use will not be mixed with fresher, less decomposed matter).

 

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Compost heap at foot of a Talisay Tree. 
  Cover the heap with dried leaves to avoid build up of pests.   Sections containing compostables in various stages of decomposition

6.Cover the heap with dried leaves so as not to attract insects and pests.
7.Water occasionally (twice a week ) to ensure a faster decaying process.



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