The Shocking Carbon Footprint of Compost

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The methane from natural sources such as household waste is a local problem because it tends to be concentrated. Some communities and using the methane from landfills to power equipment. But once again the greenhouse gases produced by the decay of natural plant and animal matter is just the natural cycle of life. It does not add or subtract from the overall greenhouse gases. The introduction of additional gases comes from fossil fuels only.

I live in a rural area. In the summer one can see a natural smog as a haze under the trees in the distance caused by the decay of fallen trees and leaves. They decay and produce nitrogen and carbon gases which react with the sunlight to make smog. That will go on regardless of whether in a compost pile or a landfill. There is only one way to stop it and that would be to sterilize the earth of plant and animal matter. Our earth was pretty much a closed system until the industrial revolution dug up and burned massive amounts of coal, then turned to oil and gas. This is what has caused the uptick of carbon gases in the atmosphere and oceans.