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And they’re working to divert three-fourths of the city’s food scraps and other organic waste away from landfills, as required under state law.

"We do live in a very throw-away society, so it's a great project in order to take it from landfill," she said.

Among them is one unusual microbe that produces methane -- a gas more often associated with cows and landfills than humans.

It is streaming, often constantly, from facilities associated with the oil and gas industry, landfills and dairy farms, among other sources.

Bali's government will close a major landfill on the island this year, and has urged households to manage their organic waste.