LAS CRUCES - Las Cruces resident Leesa Mandlman has perfected the art of recycling piles of leaves and weeds. She lines a trash can with a heavy-duty clear plastic bag, and then, she says, “You put ...

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This story was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center’s Ocean Reporting Network. In the United States, one of the best-selling dog waste bags on Amazon is compostable. So far, so green.