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3) Compost:

If you don't have your own garden, you undoubtedly have neighbors who could use your organic waste, 生ゴミ(nama gomi) for their gardening/farming. Because Japan has so many small family-run farms mixed in the neighborhood, there are many places you can dispose of all of your nama gomi. I just asked my neighbors if I could add my nama gomi to the compost piles they already had going, and every couple of days I drop off whatever mikan peels, eggshells, etc I’ve accumulated.

But remember, cooked food, meat, and dairy products should not be composted, mainly to avoid attracting larger animals (deer, tanuki, wild boar, bears).

If you can’t find a spot outside or a farmer in need of free fertilizer, vermiculture is also a possibility (worms are nature’s decomposers after all, and they’ll even take care of shredded paper from school). Check out our composting page here on BEE SIG for more information on starting your own compost or vermiculture project.

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