We've never been very successful with composting. We never seem to be able to keep the compost pile sufficiently moist, so the things we put in it just dessicate rather than decompose. Our latest experiment with kitchen scraps is to throw them in a Vitamix with some water and let its 2-horsepower motor blend away on the Smoothie cycle. (For comparison, the small wood chipper we bought a couple of years ago has a 1/2-horsepower motor.) It does a fine job of chopping up coffee filters along with the grounds, along with banana peels, vegetable peelings, and other kitchen waste. Then I just pour the slurry around in the garden.
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