Benefits of Composting
The good news about recycling is large amounts of aluminum, plastic and glass are not entering our overburdened landfills. The bad news is that paper and food — the two largest contributors — account for more than half of all landfill waste. Worse yet, buried food scraps become essentially embalmed, producing methane gas for up to 30 years. Methane is a greenhouse gas that has a warming effect 23 times as potent as carbon dioxide.
Posted in Green Tips, Thu, 7/05/09 | 0 comments

