What is compost and why do it? 
Compost is created by combining organic wastes, such as wasted food, yard trimmings, and manures, in the right ratios to accelerate the breakdown of organic materials.  The benefits include reducing the amount of landfill including resulting methane gas,  providing carbon sequestration (a method of reducing the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere), and enhancing water retention in soil.

Source:  https://www.epa.gov/sustainable-management-food/reducing-impact-wasted-food-feeding-soil-and-composting

ACTION
1.  Compost at home by buying or building a composting container.

2.  Subscribe with Black Earth Compost which provides weekly pick up at your home in Rockport and Gloucester.  Sign up through this link https://tinyurl.com/yg8efopc and you will get $5 off your first invoice  ***AND*** UUSR will get a $5 credit for compost.  The cost right now is $69.99 for six months.  Share one bin with a neighbor like Chris Doyle and Rev. Susan and split the cost in half!

IMPACT

Black Earth sets up a dashboard to your account so you can measure your impact on the environment.  With our two-person household for the last 11 months, we had 418 pounds of food waste diverted from the trash! Wow!