Example Sentences

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When done correctly, Souyoultzis says worm bins should give off no odor — though just like with your tabletop composter, you might see fruit flies when they’re in season.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 8, 2023

Food scraps collected at the city level typically go to a large industrial composter where items are often shredded or chopped at arrival and processed at high temperatures.

From National Geographic • Sep. 26, 2023

We have three different types of composting: in-ground, a three-tiered composter and two vermiculture homes.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2021

As the first community-scale composter in New York City, they showed how it is possible to create an educational, sustainable waste system in a city.

From Salon • Mar. 17, 2021

It’s not like the coyote means to eat your particular prized sheep or attack your expensive composter.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz