compost
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In a space mission setting, the worms could generate compost from discarded materials such as food scraps or cotton clothing and hygiene products that would otherwise be thrown away.
From Science Daily • Mar. 12, 2026
Patrick mows the grass in the garden and puts the cuttings on the compost heap.
From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026
Microbes break down everything but bones, which are ground into the final compost mix.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026
Stewart opted out of the burial/cremation dichotomy, saying she wanted to become compost.
From Salon • Dec. 9, 2025
Mami prepared dinner the first night and each night afterward left something for him, but the next morning she’d scrape it all out into the compost, a scowl on her face.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
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