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compost

[kom-pohst] / ˈkɒm poʊst /
NOUN
organic fertilizer
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Material is loaded into a mixing truck where biosolids and amendments are combined then stored in climate controlled piles to cure at the Tulare Lake Compost plant.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 4, 2025

Compost has the potential to restore 19.5 billion tonnes carbon in cropland topsoil, equivalent to 26.5% of current topsoil soil organic carbon stocks in the top 20 cm.

From Salon • Jun. 13, 2023

Compost common sense: You don’t have to follow all the rules to get great results.

From New York Times • May 13, 2023

In some parts of New England, for example, Bootstrap Compost will drop off a 5-gallon bucket for compostables and pick it up weekly for $11 or biweekly for $15.

From Seattle Times • May 1, 2023

Compost of Heaven and mire, Slow foot and swift desire!

From New Poems by Thompson, Francis




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