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|April / May 2026
UP TO 40% of the U.S. food supply gets thrown away—what a waste! Fortunately, many towns now collect compost.
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Others have drop-off sites (look on makesoil.org ). If yours doesn't offer either, maybe a school or farm wants your apple cores and carrot tops to enrich their soil. Don't know whom to ask? Vi
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