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Composting is just nature's way of recycling plant materials like leaves, grass, twigs, brush, and fruit and vegetable wastes. Through composting, these materials are converted into a form that can be used again to enrich the soil and nourish living plants. "Compost" is the finished soil product that is produced by proper composting.