* 11232020 (ÀÇ°Ç¿î) - What Is Composting? And How to Start
Improvements to the world around us can sometimes result from actions taken by individuals. For example, take composting. Compost is organic material that, when added to soil, can help plants grow. And there are many different kinds of organic material. Food waste, grass cuttings and other plant remains make up more than 28 percent of what Americans throw away. That information comes from the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
The EPA website tells how composting helps the environment. It says:
Composting helps to keep soil healthy.
It reduces the need for chemical fertilizers.
Composting can help the production of good bacteria and fungi, which break down organic matter.
Composting also reduces methane gas emissions from landfills. Studies have linked methane to rising temperatures in Earth¡¯s atmosphere.
Yet many Americans do not compost their food and plant waste.
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