Backyard Composting

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-002654",
  "term": "Backyard Composting",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. 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. (U.S. EPA, 1991a)\n\n2. Diversion of organic food waste and yard trimmings from the municipal waste stream by composting hem in one's yard through controlled decomposition of organic matter by bacteria and fungi into a humus-like product. It is considered source reduction, not recycling, because the composted materials never enter the municipal waste stream.",
  "subject": "General environmental",
  "references": [
    "Measuring Recycling Guidance Glossary",
    "Terms of Environment"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/backyard-composting/"
}