Whether you live in a city high-rise or grow your own garden, there’s a composting option to fit your needs. More than 40 percent of waste sent to landfills is compostable, according to EPA estimates. When you trash food scraps, paper products, and yard waste, nutrients that could be nourishing the soil instead sit in landfills. As this “garbage” decomposes without oxygen, it releases methane, trapping heat in the atmosphere. Composting also replaces chemical fertilizers, and prevents…
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