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How California's new composting law works

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In its continuing effort to combat climate change, California now requires households and businesses to compost food waste.

Diverting food waste from landfills will lessen the release of methane, a major greenhouse gas.

Erin Stone of KPCC takes a look at how the composting process works.

This segment aired on May 31, 2022.

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