US park rangers debunk myth on tossing banana peels, apple cores

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US park rangers debunk myth on tossing banana peels, apple coresNext time you toss a banana peel or apple core on the ground believing you're feeding nature, you may want to think twice. "These 'natural' food items will not decompose quickly," the rangers said in a Facebook post shared at least 50,000 times by Friday. "If animals don't eat the food waste, decomposition will likely take much longer than you expect.


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