Anaerobic bacteria thrive inside landfills and compost [1], just not so much at the surface. The awful stink (and methane) from dug up trash or wet compost is f

Anaerobic bacteria thrive inside landfills and compost [1], just not so much at the surface. The awful stink (and methane) from dug up trash or wet compost is from anaerobic bacteria. [1] http://whatcom.wsu.edu/ag/compost/fundamentals/biology_anaerobic.htm http://whatcom.wsu.edu/ag/compost/fundamentals/biology_anaer...