Home composting

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-003204",
  "term": "Home composting",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "Refers to the diversion of food scraps and yard trimmings from the municipal waste stream through the onsite controlled decomposition of organic matter by micro-organisms (mainly bacteria and fungi) into a humus-like product. Backyard composting is excluded from recycling activities. Rather, it is considered source reduction because the composted materials never enter the municipal solid waste stream.",
  "synonyms": [
    "backyard composting"
  ],
  "subject": "Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment",
  "see_also": [
    "composting"
  ],
  "references": [
    "US Environmental Protection Agency",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "compostaje doméstico"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/home-composting/"
}