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Composting is a natural process of recycling organic material such as leaves and vegetable scraps into a rich soil amendment. Anything that was once living will decompose, it is nature's way of recycling. Compost helps increase soil structure and improves nutrient availability to plants.
Home composting reduces the amount of materials that must be collected, transported to a central facility, and disposed or otherwise processed.
20% of the waste in landfill is food and garden waste which could be separated from the waste stream and placed into an environment suitable for decomposition.
Composting is one of the best environmental options for the reduction of waste to landfill, thereby reducing methane gases - one of the most harmful greenhouse gases.
