Should you bother to compost in winter?

With snow on the sidewalk and ice on the porch steps, a reasonable person might ask: Do I really have to take the potato peelings out to the compost bin? They wouldn’t break down until spring anyway, would they?

Link:

https://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/home/ct-home-0131-garden-morton-20190124-story.html