Give a method for the disposal of household wastes such as left-over food, fruit and vegetable peels, and leaves of potted plants.

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Leftover food, fruit and vegetable peels, and leaves of potted plants can be converted into compost by burying them in a pit dug in the ground. The compost thus prepared can be used as manure. In this way, household wastes can be disposed of.

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