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Give a method for the disposal of household wastes such as left-over food, fruit and vegetable peels, and leaves of potted plants.

The best method for disposal of left-over food, fruit, vegetable peels, leafs of potted plants is composting. Compost consists of organic matter in a composting pit which is dug deep into the ground and covered with earth to ground level. The compost acts as manure to the soil as organic nutrients will be returned back to the soil when the compost decomposes.


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