The word compost conjures
up images of an untidy heap
of assorted kitchen and vegetable
remains at the far end
of the garden. A more scientific
definition of compost
would be the product of natural
degradation of botanical and
putrescible waste by the action of
bacteria, fungi and other organisms
in the presence of an adequate
air supply. The biological
decomposition processes break
down complex organic substances
into carbon dioxide,
water and a residue: compost.
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