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A bike-powered business in Austin, Texas diverts nearly 100 tons of restaurant and residential food scraps to community gardens.

East Side Compost Pedallers from homes and 20 local businesses, diverting biodegradable waste that would otherwise end up in the landfill.

The company has reaped tens of thousands of pound of nutrient-rich compost for local organic farmers and gardeners.

They say on their blog that the business grew by 10 percent in July alone.

(WATCH the video below or READ the story from Good magazine)

 

Photo: Screen grab, YouTube video posted by CentralTexasGardener

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