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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
compost .
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Examples
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Austin, Texas, currently recycles or composts about 38% of its waste and is in the process of finalizing its zero-waste plan.
The Urban Quest for 'Zero' Waste David Ferry 2011
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Even sprawling Los Angeles recycles or composts about two-thirds of its garbage.
The Urban Quest for 'Zero' Waste David Ferry 2011
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My friend Christian, who famously composts his own (bigger) dogs 'poop, clued me into the importance of red wiggler worms, so I decided to go to nearby Buena Vista Park to dig for some.
Boing Boing 2009
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To shed some light on home composting, I turned to Priscilla Woolworth, who avidly composts, and asked her a few basic questions on how to get started.
Susan Fogwell: Priscilla Woolworth: Compost Q & A Susan Fogwell 2011
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The paper composts nicely, and we don't get many dumpster divers.
Christopher Burgess: So You Want to Work Remotely? Christopher Burgess 2010
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She actively composts food, landscape and human waste.
Boing Boing 2009
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In New York, the Lower East Side Ecology Center collects food scraps, composts them, and sells the finished product at the Union Square Farmer's Market.
The Media Consortium: Weekly Mulch: The EPA Can Regulate Carbon, For Now The Media Consortium 2011
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Hopewell Township resident Ted Borer helped propose the idea of introducing chicken husbandry, saying it would be perfect for his family, which already keeps a small organic garden, composts and grows fruit on his acre of land.
Legislating Cock-a-Doodle-Doo Lisa Fleisher 2011
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Greenhouses prisons for slaves (yes, your composts are graves)
ProWomanProLife » Because you wouldn’t treat a dog like this? 2009
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The paper composts nicely, and we don't get many dumpster divers.
Christopher Burgess: So You Want to Work Remotely? Christopher Burgess 2010
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