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Cornell University: Cornell Composting: Composting in Schools WebsiteCornell University: Cornell Composting: Composting in Schools Website
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Cornell University: Cornell Composting: Composting in Schools

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Composting in schools, what's the value in it? Not only will it reduce your waste, it is a great science project. Try it out and learn how the earth "feeds" itself.

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composting at home, composting in schools, garbage can bioreactors, indoor composting, outdoor composting, positive effects of composting, soda bottle bioreactors, things for composting, ways to composte, worm bins

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
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