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How California's new composting law works

In its continuing effort to combat climate change, California now requires households and businesses to compost food waste.

Diverting food waste from landfills will lessen the release of methane, a major greenhouse gas.

Erin Stone of KPCC takes a look at how the composting process works.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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