Compost king: Paul Sellew at TEDxBoston

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6eXRfynD-M8 While TED talks mostly make me cringe, this one explains composting pretty well. To be clear, he owns an anaerobic digester and that puts his presentation in a light I don't fully agree with, but if you put that aside it's worth watching. The initial pitch is spot on up until about 6 minutes when he goes pro-burn while taking a dig at solar and wind...super lame. It's best to view composting as avoiding the landfill, cutting emission, and replenishing soil- the energy talk is nice, but it's not the job for anaerobic digestion. That being said, the reality is that this model is expanding, and I'm not opposed to it entirely- outdoor aerobic piles can be difficult to manage when their daily allowance is several hundred tons per…

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