Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The operation of making a compost or of making into a compost with the proper substance.
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- verb Present participle of
compost .
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Examples
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Sure, composting is good, but is using plastics bad?
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Even composting is a misnomer - What this breaks down into can hardly be described as something nourishing and usable as compost.
SunChips Packaging to be 100% Compostable by Earth Day 2010 2009
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Farms have sprung up on rooftops, home canning of fruits and vegetables has taken off, and composting is de rigueur.
The Media Consortium: Weekly Mulch: Local Food--Where Sustainability Meets Self-Reliance The Media Consortium 2010
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Who can afford to maintain composting toilets except the very wealthy?
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Farms have sprung up on rooftops, home canning of fruits and vegetables has taken off, and composting is de rigueur.
The Media Consortium: Weekly Mulch: Local Food--Where Sustainability Meets Self-Reliance The Media Consortium 2010
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Farms have sprung up on rooftops, home canning of fruits and vegetables has taken off, and composting is de rigueur.
The Media Consortium: Weekly Mulch: Local Food--Where Sustainability Meets Self-Reliance The Media Consortium 2010
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I am interested in composting toilets, and what is available in Mexico for purchase.
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Businesses need incentive to innovate, which is absent if you can’t market; and then municipalities don’t invest in composting facilities because they don’t think biodegradable products are out there.
Archive 2009-03-01 Rebecca Tushnet 2009
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(This isn’t meant to be a lesson in composting, but you get the drift, right?)
It’s All Part of the Process – The Good, The Bad, The Ugly « Looking for Roots 2009
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In the village of Dandoli where I saw the market gardens, the mayor admitted without hesitation that the women were the most assiduous in composting.
Mali's women face an even tougher future Madeleine Bunting 2010
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