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The Missoula Urban Demonstration Project (MUD) in Missouri is one example of a successful community-wide recycling and gardening program. Gardening and recycling are closely linked. Composts made from household and restaurant wastes are used in lush gardens nationally. The MUD program successfully used large amounts of coffee grounds in their soil. Other good composting materials include egg shells, orange peels, grass clippings, and kitchen scraps. Similarly, other municipal composting programs across the nation have found increasing success in recycling of organic wastes such as lawn trimmings. Other recycling efforts in various communities include programs to re-use or recycle plastic plant pots, rubber products and glass.

Usage, Coffee (Beverage), Recycling (Waste, etc.), Recycling, Coffee, Organic wastes, Municipal services, Organic fertilizers, Organic wastes as fertilizer

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Casts of thousands

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The Department of Environmental Protection in Montgomery County, Maryland has developed a program using worms to teach school children about recycling, composting and soil ecology. The small program, known as Vermilab has successfully educated children and initiated school cafeteria composting programs across the country. Vermilab's fuzzy, worm-shaped mascot, Digger Worm aids teachers in instructing smaller children on the many benefits of worms and composting.

Education, Study and teaching, Elementary school students, Soil science

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Indoor composting: a worm's-eye view

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The environmental advantages of creating compost indoors by feeding vegetable scraps to worms are examined. Topics include how to create a worm box, the superior quality of the compost, and reasons why such worm boxes can be clean and odorless ecosystems.

United States, Methods, Refuse and refuse disposal, Waste disposal

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