{"id":26853,"date":"2022-06-17T14:10:08","date_gmt":"2022-06-17T18:10:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/?p=26853"},"modified":"2022-06-17T14:11:38","modified_gmt":"2022-06-17T18:11:38","slug":"26853","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/2022\/06\/17\/26853\/","title":{"rendered":"Lee speaks to Popular Science about composting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/people\/susanne-lee\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-14890 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2018\/02\/CompostHands-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Image of man's cupped hands holding finished compost\" width=\"220\" height=\"165\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2018\/02\/CompostHands-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2018\/02\/CompostHands-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2018\/02\/CompostHands-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2018\/02\/CompostHands-105x79.jpg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2018\/02\/CompostHands-317x238.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2018\/02\/CompostHands-423x317.jpg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2018\/02\/CompostHands-634x476.jpg 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2018\/02\/CompostHands-846x635.jpg 846w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2018\/02\/CompostHands-951x713.jpg 951w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2018\/02\/CompostHands-1268x951.jpg 1268w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2018\/02\/CompostHands.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,220px\" \/>Susanne Lee<\/a>, faculty fellow at the Mitchell Center, recently spoke to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.popsci.com\/environment\/how-to-improve-us-composting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Popular Science<\/a> about compost management.<\/p>\n<p>Lee emphasized that although the environment may not always be on the top of everyone\u2019s mind, saving money probably is. Sending less waste to the dump, and therefore lowering the amount spent on solid waste management saves taxpayers money.<\/p>\n<p>Lee says that creating compost as a community can displace the need to purchase manure and fertilizer \u2014 or even be sold at a profit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Susanne Lee, faculty fellow at the Mitchell Center, recently spoke to Popular Science about compost management. Lee emphasized that although the environment may not always be on the top of everyone\u2019s mind, saving money probably is. Sending less waste to the dump, and therefore lowering the amount spent on solid waste management saves taxpayers money. 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