Did you know …
That before the invention of bacteria and microorganisms, composting had to be done manually? It’s true.
Until the late 70s, when decomposing microorganisms became widely available (that is to say, affordable), composting enthusiasts would have to chew their garbage to break it down. Wealthier composters would often hire poor people to chew their trash, which environmentally was nice, I guess, but socially it was pretty F’ed up.
Even now you can go to the store and pick up a sack of bacteria for twenty or thirty bucks, lots of people have continued to compost “the old fashioned way” out of habit. So if you ever catch your parents or grandparents chewing on old banana peels or eggshells, go ahead and let them do it. It probably makes them feel useful.
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