Wednesday, October 1, 2008

No compost in sight

Organic materials such as green wastes and food wastes make up to 30% of our landfills. According to Californians Against Waste,
in landfills, this material undergoes anaerobic decompostion and produces significant quantities of methane, up to 80% of which is not captured by a landfill gas system. Composting, on the other hand, is a fundamentally aerobic process, and well managed compost facilities do not produce any methane.
Methane is 23% more effective at trapping greenhouse gasses that CO2.

So, why is the nearest compost site that accepts food waste in Fort Irwin and/or Victorville?

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