New Iowa law may boost composting, says director of Iowa waste reduction center at University of Northern Iowa.
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By 1991 Iowa law will prohibit dumping leaves and yard waste in landfills. Compost is a nutrient-rich mixture of grass clippings, leaves, fruit, vegetable peelings, egg shell, ash and other household wastes. To a gardener, compost is as good as gold.