Composting is not just a trendy 'gardening' activity; in many municipalities across the country it will soon be mandatory in order to reduce our over-filled landfills. It's astonishing to learn that the largest component in our landfills is food, accounting for nearly 50% of all municipal waste. There is more food in landfills than diapers, styrofoam and tires and although food decomposes by itself in nature, not so in landfills which are layered deep and saturated with water. Since no oxygen can penetrate, our biodegradable waste will remain embalmed for centuries to come.
