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Compost

Compost is pictured at the compost plant “Lobau” in Vienna August 25, 2010. The compost plant “Lobau” has an annual capacity of 150,000 tonnes of incoming material and produces 40000-50000 tonnes of compost. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner (AUSTRIA – Tags: ENVIRONMENT) – GM1E68Q05BE01
Compost is pictured at the compost plant “Lobau” in Vienna August 25, 2010. The compost plant “Lobau” has an annual capacity of 150,000 tonnes of incoming material and produces 40000-50000 tonnes of compost. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner (AUSTRIA – Tags: ENVIRONMENT) – GM1E68Q05BE01
Image: Reuters/Lisi Niesner
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