Why is it worse to landfill food waste compared to composting?

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I’ve seen it has something to do with lack of oxygen, but how can this make so much difference to what a rotting food produces?

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It also has to do with the design of landfills. They’re set up with special liners and barriers to make sure nothing leaches out of them. So food waste that goes into a landfill never comes out. It’s far better to compost food waste if you can, that way it doesn’t take up up space in the landfill and you return some of those extra nutrients to your gardens.

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