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Compost after drop off in Queens, New York. (Getty Images)

Why you should always compost

Susanne Schmidt, Nicole Robinson - The Conversation
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How to make compost (it's not hard)

Kristin Guy - Food52
Compost after drop off in Queens, New York. (Getty Images)

New York compost sites face evictions

Greta Moran - Civil Eats
(NRDC)

Food waste awareness can change holidays

Bryce Hannibal
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Attack of the plastic eaters!

Diane Stopyra
A woman sits in front of a pile of discarded carnival costumes after carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, March 4, 2014. The costumes on display at the all-night parade that ended early Tuesday have made Rioís Carnival celebration the most famous in the world. But the handmade confections often have a short shelf life. As the tens of thousands of revelers stream out of the Sambadrome, a surprising number of them immediately abandon their costumes. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

america is a wasteland

Reynard Loki - Alternet
(<a href='url to photographer'>Lightspring</a> via <a href='http://www.shutterstock.com/'>Shutterstock</a>)

Joanna Rothkopf
(Screenshot, Hyphae Design Laboratories)

Lindsay Abrams
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Energy Garden & Composting Facility, Richmond, B.C. (image via Harvest Power)

Pete Danko - Earth Techling
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Lindsay Abrams
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