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A prep cook at MoMo's restaurant in San Francisco drops apple skins into a food-scrap recycling container in 2009. Composting, a process that converts organic materials into nutrient-rich soil, can help reduce the amount of trash dumped into landfills. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
