Tangential: TIL (OK, I knew but had forgotten) that aerobic composting of organic material — e.g., kitchen food waste — produces significantly less methane (an

Tangential: TIL (OK, I knew but had forgotten) that aerobic composting of organic material — e.g., kitchen food waste — produces significantly less methane (an especially-bad greenhouse gas) than just dumping the waste in a landfill where it degrades anaerobically and the lack of oxygen results in more methane. [0] Which makes me feel better about scattering our daily coffee grounds onto the lawn and in the garden beds — the grounds will decompose aerobically and are reportedly good for the soil, and with the grounds scattered, the paper filters take up less space in our kitchen-counter composting bucket and bag. (Brewing coffee with a paper filter reduces the grounds' acidity, which can matter for some types of plant.) [1] Relatedly: For $10 per month, residents of our little enclave city can have their kitchen food waste picked up curbside each week and taken to a local-ish composting facility. The pickup truck used to pick up the compost is gasoline-fueled, but it's a start, and it's far more convenient than DIY composting. We've been subscribing to that service for a couple of years and have found that we don't fill up trash bags to put out for curbside pickup as often, so there's a small win there as well. Maybe other locales will start to do likewise? [2] [0] https://www.epa.gov/snep/composting-food-waste-keeping-good-thing-going https://www.epa.gov/snep/composting-food-waste-keeping-good-... [1] https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/lawn-care/lgen/coffee-grounds-lawn-fertilizer.htm https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/lawn-care/lgen/coffee-groun... [2] https://www.zerowastehoustontx.com/ https://www.zerowastehoustontx.com/