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Compost:
Decaying material, like Biodegradable:
BE ECOSMART leftover food scraps, that Something usually used by
adds nutrients to soil
people that decomposes;for
and helps plants grow example,unlike a plastic
Recycle: spoon,a biodegradable
The process of Decompose: spoon won’t stay in the envi-
turning stuff that The process of breaking ronment for thousands of
would otherwise be down something into years—it’ll decompose.
thrown away as trash parts that can be reused
into new products by nature; for example,
fallen leaves decompose
to become soil.

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