Why composting is good for your garden—and the planet

Composting kitchen scraps can reduce greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change

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Durga Sreenivasan

Durga is a writer and researcher passionate about sustainable solutions, conservation, and human-wildlife conflict.

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Harshita is a writer who grew up on stories and the sea. She is interested in gender, queerness, climate, urban systems and social justice.

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