Kitchen scraps are a great source of composting materials for your compost pile. But you do need to take a little care in choosing the materials that you save from the kitchen for the compost bin. Some materials will only serve to attract pests to the compost pile while not really breaking down well into compost. Others may not attract vermin and other pests, but still are slow to break down and do little to help the composting process. Here's a look at some of the items that would be good to include in your compost crock or compost pail.

The other day I was looking for information on the types of things that can be added to your compost pile.  I ran across this article that highlights over 100 things you can add to a compost pile, and where to find free material to add to a compost pile.