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"path": "/2026/04/04/are-landfills-the-wrong-place-to-dispose-of-food-waste/",
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"textContent": "Landfills are not designed for food waste, which is organic and can decompose naturally. While it’s easy to throw out dinner scraps with the garbage, it’s not the most environmentally-sound method to discard unwanted food. In fact, the US Environmental Protection Agency admits that, while total emissions from municipal solid waste ... [continued]\n\nThe post Are Landfills The Wrong Place To Dispose Of Food Waste? appeared first on CleanTechnica.",
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