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In response to "however will that landfill decompose all that bread and food? -- nm" by TFox

it doesn't, isn't that the problem?

Posted by znufrii Aug 7 '10, 18:01

because it gets compacted into an anaerobic environment inhospitable to the bacteria that would do the dirty work of decomposing it...

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read your im and then kick your own shin. -- nm - TFox Aug 7, 18:04 10
- sorry (TFox translation inside) - znufrii Aug 7, 18:07 9
  - landfills don't have air and bacteria? are they in space? - TFox Aug 7, 18:13 8
    - znu is... right. Deep down in landfills there's no air, and organic material decomposes anaerobically - Reagen Aug 7, 19:12
    - maybe I'm mistaken, but there's a reason you're supposed to turn over a compost heap regularly. - znufrii Aug 7, 18:15 6
      - so food covered in dirt doesn't decompose? -- nm - TFox Aug 7, 18:16 5
        
        or at least, much more slowly than it would if it were exposed to the open air, that's my understanding. -- nm - znufrii Aug 7, 18:19 4
        
        more slowly i'll grant, but its a landfill. it has time. -- nm - TFox Aug 7, 18:20 3
        
        sure, as long as you can find space for another landfill when that one is full.. - znufrii Aug 7, 18:22 2
        
        when its full, its not going to be full because of grilled cheese sandwich scraps. -- nm - TFox Aug 7, 18:24 1
        
        imho, every little bit helps. -- nm - znufrii Aug 7, 18:25

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