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Submitted by the Sustainability Working Group Composting plays a vital role in sustainability by cutting back on food waste and drastically reducing environmentally unfriendly fertilizers that run down storm drains and into our rivers and streams. What is compost? • Compost is a natural process of recycling organic matter like leaves and food scraps into nutrients that enrich soil and helps plants to grow. • Microorganisms like fungi, bacteria, and other microbes decompose food and other materials using biodegradation, which is the process of breaking down materials into smaller pieces. Why is compost good? • Composting reduces the food waste…