Recycling organic wastes can be very beneficial to the environment and less expensive if done right. Yet less than 20% of readily recyclable organic wastes are recycled today. However, more companies, farmers, and municipalities are discovering the benefits of recycling organic waste through composting. Ten years ago the US EPA did not follow composting as a recycling method. Today, composting recycles more waste than any other technique with the exception of paper and cardboard recycling.