sending them back to gardens and farms,” O’Connell said. While a typical composting bin found in a person’s backyard might consist mostly of produce, such as apple cores or banana peels ...

We often don’t think twice about discarding a rotting banana peel or soggy ... being delivered back as compost to residents or community gardens, orchards and farm spaces.

The company, Mill, sells subscriptions to a food recycling system that can break down all sorts of food scraps, from banana ... to the farm, where they’ll be turned into compost.