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Put a lid on it

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Along with attaching signs to our compost bins that show what can and can’t be composted, we also put lids on them, which causes consumers to stop and think before they throw things away, helping to prevent contamination.

Keith Soster
Director of Sustainability
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Mich.

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