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ELI5: Why throwing food out is worse than composting (lemmit.online)

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The original was posted on /r/explainlikeimfive by /u/MikeRowpeen on 2023-06-25 14:42:22+00:00.

I understand that composting helps break organics down faster, but in the grand scheme of things, wouldn’t food and other organics just end up naturally decomposing in a landfill anyways?

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[–] adj16 1 points 1 year ago

Hello all, I’m just here to comment that I’d actually be interested in a response to this in case you’re disinclined to speak to the bot :)