After years of letting Proactiv, Neutrogena and other store bought skin care products suck any inkling of moisture from my skin, I decided I had had enough.

As silly as it sounds, I reached the apex of my waste free frustration over a seemingly minuscule problem this week: a bad hair day.

Composting is simply nature’s way of breaking down organic waste, relying on microorganisms in the waste to help in the decaying process. Anything that is a living thing, derived from a living thing, or was once a living thing is compostable.

As I pull my six large trash bins down my driveway each week, I’m routinely shocked at how much garbage my roommates and I manage to fill in each container.