noun / gerund · informal
composting
UK/ˈkɒmpɒstɪŋ/US/ˈkɑːmpəˌstɪŋ/COMP·ost·ing
the process of turning organic waste (food scraps, leaves) into compost
Examples
“Household composting reduces the amount of waste sent to landfill.”
“Community composting programmes can improve soil fertility for local farms.”
“She learned composting techniques at a workshop last weekend.”
Band 8 sentence
“Implementing large-scale composting schemes in urban areas can significantly cut municipal waste and improve soil quality.”
Collocations
- home composting
- composting bin
- composting programme
Word family
Common mistakes
Composting are good for garden.→Composting is good for the garden.
We put garbage to composting.→We put food waste into composting.
Say it for a higher band
5throwing food away→6home composting→7+composting
Synonyms
organic recycling
Easily confused
organic recycling
“The city has a new organic recycling initiative.”
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