The purpose of the day is to encourage participation in local recycling programs and raise awareness about composting, reuse, waste reduction, …
Campbell River to house regional composting facility
A new regional composting facility will be built at the Campbell River Waste Management Centre. Construction will be complete in 2021, enabling a …
When it comes to tomatoes, peppers and eggplants, avoid juglone
As for adding walnut leaves to compost piles, leaves that are mixed in with lots of other plant stuff are going to be diluted and the composting action of …
Amsterdam compost initiative schedules second public meeting
Through Compost Works, Grow Amsterdam NY is establishing a food scrap collection program in Amsterdam NY to divert organics from the waste …
SHGs to manage composting centres
Bhubaneswar: On completion of some of the Micro Composting Centres (MCC) in state, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has planned …
Study of waste stream could help increase recycling
As Colorado strives to increase recycling rates statewide, Southwest Colorado governments want to develop opportunities to turn waste materials into …
Tennessee Aquarium teaches kids about recycling oil and plastics
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) – Visitors at the Tennessee Aquarium learn about the importance of recycling used oil and plastics. Different events were …
Corporations ‘should rethink’ how they treat freshwater
Water is a precious resource threatened by environmental change. Corporations across the globe are learning to use it more sustainably; however, …
Salesforce’s Sustainable Conference Coming to San Francisco
The area in front of the Moscone Center in San Francisco will be transformed the week of Nov. 18 for Dreamforce – Salesforce’s sustainable five-day …
Dan Jones: Beyond pretending we can stop climate change for Vermont
These are just some of the adaptation challenges now growing in our climate changed future. Many fall outside the traditional roles of government.