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Louisville's composting program provides us all with a way to keep our table scraps out of the landfill. <br />It has also brought us a few challenges. Click on the problem below to get a suggested solution. <br />1. The compostables bin is in my garage and its smells and has maggots! <br />2. How do I handle meat and bones? <br />3. Where to I find compostable bags? <br />4. How do I handle compostable liquids? <br />5. I don't want to have to buy compostable bags! <br />The compostables bin is in my garage and it's smells and has maggots! <br />Suggested Solution: Keep your compostables bin outside. Freeze food scraps in biodegradable bags made of <br />cornstarch. Put the frozen scraps in the compostables bin the day of (or the night before) pickup. <br />How do I handle meat and bones? <br />Suggested Solution: Put the meat and bones in compostable bags. If the bones are sharp, you may want to use two <br />bags. Put the bags in your freezer until pickup day. <br />CO- <br />Where to I find compostable bags? <br />Suggested Solution: The local grocery stores all carry compostable bags made of cornstarch. Be sure that the label <br />says "compostable." Bags that are marked "biodegradable" are not necessarily compostable. <br />d rrr ri r�aa <br />How do I handle compostable liquids? <br />Suggested Solution: Get a large beaker, put two bags (one side the other) into the beaker. Open the bags up so that <br />the sides of the bags drape over the outside of the beaker. Pour the liquid into the bags and put the bags in the <br />freezer in a place where they will not tip over, on top of a cookie sheet or other flat surface. <br />