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Step 6:  Compost your waste

To avoid damaging or overloading your septic system, compost food waste.  Composting lets you develop great topsoil for your lawn and garden.  So start a compost pile - it's easy!

Learn more about compost and how to compost:

• Home Composting (off-site)
• How Compost Happens (off-site)
• See "In Our Back Yard" articles such as:
  • "Compost for your soil and the earth"
  • "Composting"

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