My mother-in-law died. What should I do with her expired cans of food?

Grist
By Ask Umbra®Dec 7, 2015, 6:00 am40 pts
Q. Dear Umbra, My mother-in-law recently passed, and while cleaning out her pantry we found many cans of food that are too expired for human consumption. Is it better to put them in the landfill (our landfill does tap and use the methane produced there) or to use the water to put the contents down the garbage…

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