Hello Gardeners, I’m Amanda McNulty with Clemson Extension and Making It Grow . Feeding the worms in your compost bin with fruits and vegetables you bought but never used doesn’t completely exonerate you from being part of the problem of food waste in America, but it does reduce infrastructure costs. Transportation, handling expenses, and taking up limited space results in a cost of $60 per ton for discarded food when it ends up in landfills. Composting melon rinds, vegetable peelings, and