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Originally Posted by ken0042
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Personally I don't see the value here. The recycling makes sense as a lot of those items we recycle won't break down for thousands of years. But won't the organics just break down within a year or two at most?
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No - the organics in the landfill basically don't break down. I saw some pictures taken from some holes dug in a local landfill - there were lawn clippings from the 1970's that looked like they were mowed yesterday and newspapers that were still readable after 30 or more years.