There are more than 40 million gardeners across the United States, and more than half of them report that they compost their organic waste on a regular basis. The statistics are encouraging: the more we compost our food scraps and leaves, the less we contribute to landfills. Americans are more willing than ever to recycle: we want to do whatever we can to help, but many of us are unfamiliar with the benefits of composting. How can I start composting at home? What equipment will I need? What is composting, exactly? Composting is a way that you can turn your…