How these Massachusetts farmers are turning manure and food waste into power

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=100&v=bmX1sowEo8g&feature=emb_logo While I'm a fan of keeping organic materials out of the landfill, I'm not a fan of burning methane, either. Notice there's no mention of finished compost from this process? Therefore, this process is totally misleading by calling itself "renewable". If you're converting organics into methane gas and then burning it, the organics are now gone for good (not renewable). There's no compost resulting from this process that would then be able to grow more food. Better than landfills, better than incineration, but not good enough.

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Is Mold in the Kitchen Composter a Problem?

Where did this mold in the kitchen composter come from? When the food scrap collector gets overly full and isn't emptied enough, mold may start to form. I got lazy and let this one go for over two weeks (empty it weekly!), and there you have it... full of fuzz and the bottom of the container is a bit warm too. It's no problem for your compost pile though- all the microorganisms in there will make quick work of it.

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