New Year’s 2022; composting diapers

It’s been an indifferent winter so far, with just a day or two of snow suitable for skiing on the north side trails and a warm inter-holiday week, but a cold spell was forecast so I took advantage on the Sunday after New Year’s Day to string out the hoses and compost diapers.

Diaper consumption is gradually decreasing in preference to use of the potty, but still the compostable liners accumulate, and I have made a habit of slurrying them (yellow ones only) and mixing with diverse organic matter to make very nice compost for the garden. In the photo above, the right bin holds the last fall batch that has cooked down nicely, while I am layering and mixing fresh material on the left. I had to dig off a few inches of snow to get at the pile of leaves and garden waste behind the bins.