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I eat tons of fruits (currently mandarines) and I don't know if it's a good thing but, instead of throwing the skins in the bin, I cut the skins in smaller pieces, and scatter them in the nature. It seems to degrade quite fast, it loses its bright color quickly at least

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In the outdoor hiking community the "leave no trace behind" movement warns to not leave this otherwise obvious biodegradable trash behind. It is usually not native to the area, or too much for nature to absorb, or might contain pesticides, or... it is probably okayish to leave stuff like that behind in areas where there is a lot of human presence, but outside in the real wilderness it is not recommended.

Composting is good, but I hope you're not scattering your daily food scraps in city park.

I like that idea, but I work in an office (I'm sure a significant chunk of HN users do as well) and don't know how I'd be able to scatter fruity pieces during my lunch break. There are a few courtyard parks close to where I work, but the cleaning staff might complain that I'm making a mess. And wonder what I'm doing.

Yes! We do this with pretty much all vegetable, fruits, onion peels, egg shells, etc.

Of course some fruits skin don't compost at all. Like watermelon skin, pineapple leaves and skin, but you can definitely cut down on trash.

I don't understand this... They're organic material? And not particularly fat?

I've composted all of those things. Even coconut husks. If you're doing it right, it doesn't even take that long.

I would not do this at home. It will attract rats.

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