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For nearly 40 years, Woodland Park Zoo has composted approximately 500 tons of animal waste, saving around $125,000 each year in disposal costs, according to the zoo.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 7, 2023

"Louis XIV started small and watched Versailles grow," says power gardener Martha Stewart, who over the past 25 years has composted vanity, domesticity and commercial genius into a multimillion-dollar empire.

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