Compost Zodiac

The Industrialist

Profile: You have access to tons of ingredients. You try to produce all the compost you need, but you never seem to get enough.

Advice: A three-bin system, with each bin at a different stage of decomposition, is the most efficient way to process a lot of material, says Monica Ozores-Hampton, Ph.D., a research associate at the University of Florida.

What's Your Sign?

• The Slacker

• The Engineer

• The Speedster

• The Alchemist

• The Worrier

• The Mystic

• The Hoarder

• The Microbe Manager

• The Industrialist

• The Novice

• The Nonbeliever

• The Evangelist

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