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If you haven't already heard of the Northeast Resource Recovery Association (NRRA), you should take note: The Epsom-based association is dedicated to helping people, municipalities and businesses advance their recycling efforts.

One of the big ways the NRRA can help is by offering backyard compost bins for just $40. If you've shopped around at all for compost bins, you might note that this is A VERY GOOD DEAL! (Full disclosure: This editor purchased a bin through NRRA last spring and has had great success with it.) More information on the bins:
• 80 gallon capacity
• Easy, snap together assembly
• 10 year warranty
• Made of recycled plastic
• Convert grass, leaves, table scraps into an abundant supply of garden soil
• Assembled dimensions - 33" x 35"
• Includes is a "how to" guide

NRRA also offers a kitchen pail for $8, which is great for keeping your compost-in-waiting in an airtight, out of the way place until you make your next trip out into the back yard.

For more information and to order, visit http://www.nrra.net./compost.html

And here's some interesting information: Says the NRRA, the organic portion of the waste stream contains yard waste and kitchen waste, each representing 25% of total waste generated. The average waste generated per household in North America is approximately 2,000 lbs per year and it is estimated that about 50 percent of the total waste stream could be composted.