Rotting food and other biological waste produce potent greenhouse-gas emissions. Tapping these gases and improving recycling rates would reap multiple benefits, reports Sonja van Renssen.
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van Renssen, S. Cleaning up rubbish. Nature Clim Change 1, 439–440 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/nclimate1305
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