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Re:Solar-Powered Trash Cans Saved Philadelphia Almost a Mill... by NegativeK on Monday March 25, 2013 @11:39PM (#5441244)
Sweet stink! How do trash compactors deal with rotting food accumulating for much longer times?
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Re:Solar-Powered Trash Cans Saved Philadelphia Almost a Mill... by jackmoore on Monday March 25, 2013 @11:50PM (#5441290)
I have no personal experience with trash compactors, but it seems like compacted trash would have poor oxygen exchange that would inhibit decomposition.
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