Composting would prevent food waste by preventing food from decomposing in a landfill and releasing methane gas while creating nutrient-rich soil to use as fertilizer. Composting is “…a controlled process of decomposition of organic material”. (Home Composting Tips: A Guide to Composting Food and Yard Waste) Composting is done by combining dry materials or yard waste, such as leaves, grass clippings, and weeds, with wet materials or food waste, such as fruit scraps and vegetables. in a pile and allowing them to decompose together. Meat, bones, cheese, fat and oils, weeds and diseased plants should not be added to compost piles. (Home Composting Tips: A Guide to Composting Food Waste and Garbage) While consumers and retailers may attempt to compost on their own, there are many variables that could interfere with the success of a compost pile. Compost must contain an equal amount of wet and dry material to have a balance of nitrogen and carbon, as well as air and water. If you have more wet waste than dry waste, your compost may start to smell and attract unwanted critters. If you have more dry waste than wet waste, the compost pile will not heat up enough to decompose the contents. (Families) Many people are afraid of composting due to the variables involved, but still want to avoid throwing their food waste into a landfill. This is why I believe this