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Benefits of Composting
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Reduce or eliminate the need for chemical fertilizers.
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Promote higher yields of agricultural crops.
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Facilitate reforestation, wetlands restoration, and habitat revitalization efforts by amending contaminated, compacted, and marginal soils.
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Cost-effectively remediate soils contaminated by hazardous waste.
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Remove solids, oil, grease, and heavy metals from stormwater runoff.
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Avoids Methane and leachate formulation in landfills.
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Capture and destroy 99.6 percent of industrial volatile organic chemicals (VOCs) in contaminated air. See Innovative Uses of Compost: Bioremediation and Pollution Prevention.
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Provide cost savings of at least 50 percent over conventional soil, water, and air pollution remediation technologies, where applicable. See Analysis of Composting as an Environmental Remediation Technology
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Reduces the need for water, fertilizers, and pesticides.
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Serves as a marketable commodity and is a low-cost alternative to standard landfill cover and artificial soil amendments.
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Extends municipal landfill life by diverting organic materials from landfills.
The above information was obtained from the EPA website.
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