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What are the benefits of composting over throwing away my food scraps?
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The benefits of composting over throwing away food scraps include reducing the amount of waste sent to landfills and helping to create nutrient-rich soil for gardening. Composting also helps to reduce emissions of methane gas, which is a powerful greenhouse gas, and helps to minimise the environmental footprint of food production, since nutrients can be recovered and used in eco-friendly and sustainable ways. Additionally, composting also helps to provide essential microbial life to the soil and increase soil fertility.