Letting food scraps decompose in landfills without the benefit of oxygen emits methane, a greenhouse gas. Composting does not.

NYC Turns Food Waste Into Black Gold

The Brian Lehrer Show | Jun 5, 2017

Brown bins for organic waste are starting to crop up all over New York City. Kathryn Garcia, the commissioner of the New York City Department of Sanitation, discusses the city's multi-million dollar composting campaign to reduce greenhouse gasses and its reliance on landfills.

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