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How to Cut Your Trash in Half by Skipping One TV Episode Per Week

Do you want to start composting right away, but you have an endless number of questions and you're not sure where to start? Or maybe you're tired of looking at a stagnant, slimy compost pile, baffled as to why it isn't breaking down after six months...or even longer? There were so many tricks I wish I knew when I first started composting.  My new guide will get you on the fast track to quality compost in less than ten minutes a week- seriously! In this new e-book, you will discover: -The 5 make-or-break factors to having an efficient compost pile -How to cut your trash in half in less than ten minutes a week -How to eliminate pests and odors with one simple trick -Identify how and when your compost…

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In Maine, a Whale of a Compost Pile

[ original source: http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20161119/in-maine-whale-of-compost-pile ] GORHAM, Maine (AP) — Lobster carcasses, dead sea urchins and other "seafood waste" are common ingredients in the compost pile at Benson Farm Earth Products. A 43-foot right whale, not so much. But the leviathan's bones were the prize as a team of volunteers from Marine Mammals of Maine arrived at the Gorham farm dug into a smelly, steaming pile of compost, sawdust and whale to extract skeleton pieces including ribs bigger than a person. The rare and protected whale met its demise after becoming entangled in fishing gear off Boothbay Harbor in September. It was trucked to the farm for composting. Lynda Doughty, executive director of the nonprofit Marine Mammals of Maine, says she hopes the skeleton can be reassembled as an educational exhibit.…

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