QUIRKY WORLD...Bon appetit: Roadkill turned into plant food

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QUIRKY WORLD...Bon appetit: Roadkill turned into plant food
Fri, 09 Jan, 2015 - 00:00

The Virginia Department of Transportation is working to turn highway carcasses into plant food.

The state agency is testing the practice of turning roadkill into compost at four sites across the state, using a special system that accelerates decomposition and suppresses odours.

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