Passing Notes
Get the dirt on compost: what is it, and why should you care? Well, for starters, each year in the United States, approximately 133 billion pounds of food is wasted. I get it, Iām totally guilty of tossing that last chicken tender I canāt quite scarf down. But this is actually a serious problem. You see, organic matter in a landfill (like food scraps) decomposes anaerobically, meaning without access to oxygen. When waste breaks down without oxygen, it produces greenhouse gases (primarily methane), which accumulate in the atmosphere and contribute to global warming. Youāve probably heard this before ā cue the melting icecaps, the volatile natural disasters, and rising sea levels. Donāt worry, there is a bright side to this.Ā
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