🥕 Composting Is the Goal. But Let’s Be Honest: Most People Aren’t There Yet.

In case you missed it on April 1, New York City is took a big step: fines will begin for buildings that don’t separate compostable materials like food scraps from other trash. It’s part of a growing national trend to reduce methane emissions from landfills—and it’s a good thing.

 

Because composting works.
Because food waste shouldn’t be rotting in landfills.
Because methane is a greenhouse gas 84 times more potent than carbon dioxide over 20 years.
Because this is one of the clearest, most manageable ways to slow climate change.

💚 We support composting. Everyone should do it.

But let’s be honest: Not everyone can. And not everyone will.

 

😬 Not Composting? You're Not Alone.

 

Maybe your building hasn’t rolled out compost bins.
Maybe you don’t have space.
Maybe you’re tired of schlepping food scraps to a locked orange bin that requires an app.
Maybe you're just overwhelmed and trying your best.

The point is: you’re not bad—you’re busy. And you still care.

That’s where Biodecom Tabs come in.

 

🌿 Biodecom Tabs: A Real-World Alternative for Real-Life Trash

Biodecom Tabs don’t replace composting—but if you’re not composting, they’re your next best environmental option.

Here’s how they work:

  • Drop one tab into your trash bag
  • It activates with moisture and organic waste
  • It accelerates microbial decomposition
  • And it helps reduce the total methane emissions that result when your trash breaks down—whether it’s in a landfill or elsewhere

🚫 No separate bin.
🚫 No app.
🚫 No mess.

 

📦 -43 kg of Carbon Saved—Per Box

Every 15-tab box of Biodecom Tabs helps reduce up to 43 kg of CO₂e—roughly the emissions of driving 100 miles in a gas car. That’s a meaningful dent for something you do without changing your routine.

 

And of course, you might be thinking:
“Wait—doesn’t making and shipping these tabs create waste too?”
Fair question. The total carbon cost of producing and shipping one tab (including freight) is about 0.16 kg CO₂e. But each tab reduces methane emissions by about 3 kg CO₂e, giving you a net savings of ~2.84 kg per tab.

 

Multiply that by a full box of 15, and you get your ~43 kg CO₂e savednet of everything.

 

🧭 The Bottom Line

If you're composting: amazing.
If you’re not (yet): that’s okay—just don’t do nothing.

💡 Compost when you can.
💡 Biodecom when you can’t.

Because the planet doesn’t need a perfect solution. It needs millions of people taking small, real steps that actually stick.

 

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