The larvae do much of the work in the bin while the adult flies are mainly focused on reproducing.

A buried system like this one can still be useful outside of apartment buildings or in cities with compost restrictions.

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The best compost bins can handle everything from your morning coffee and eggs, to the veggie stir fry you had for dinner and any additional scraps, peels and grounds over the course of a day.

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