Do Countertop Compost Machines Really Work?

The sad vegetables at the back of your fridge won’t just be wasted when you finally throw them away: They could also contribute to global warming.When food is buried under heaps of other trash in a landfill, the bacteria that would normally turn it into nutrient-rich soil can’t get enough oxygen to do the job. Instead, different bacteria gobble it up and release methane, a potent greenhouse gas.Landfills are the…