Why composting doesn’t have to be hard anymore

Why composting doesn’t have to be hard anymore

Michael J. Coren

Updated February 21, 2023 at 4:32 p.m. EST|Published February 21, 2023 at 6:00 a.m. EST

(Video: Illustrations by Tara Jacoby for The Washington Post)

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Few know this, but I have 3,000 employees working for me at home. They don’t punch a clock, but they toil day and night. We never speak, but we meet for a few moments every few days. I supply them with as much food as they can eat, and in return, they furnish an endless supply of black gold.

Composting is something most people assume they can’t or won’t do. And I get it. I was once a non-composter too. I’ve heard about the potential problems: The smells, the flies, the rats, it’s a hassle, no space, an unspoken fear of the unknown. I, too, have battled the fruit fly.

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