Composting kitchen scraps at home is a simple and satisfying way to transform everyday waste into garden gold. It reduces landfill trash and greenhouse gas emissions, creates nutrient-rich compost, and closes the food loop. Compostable scraps include vegetable peels, coffee grounds, tea bags, eggshells, bread, grains, and paper towels. Avoiding composting includes meat, fish, dairy, oily foods, plastic, glass, or metal. To start, collect scraps efficiently, choose a composting method, and maintain the compost by adding dry material and turning it every few weeks.