By preventing food waste and composting, rather than wasting this material in a landfill or incinerator, we respect, preserve, and create a rapidly depleting resource that our lives depend on…soil! Not only do we avoid the problems caused by wasting, but we realize the significant benefits that composting offers.
Eureka Recycling’s 2009 report, Recycling, Composting and Greenhouse Gas Reduction in Minnesota, outlines the environmental benefits of recycling and composting in Minnesota.