Students at Pat Butler Elementary are creating their own garden. A worm bin has been installed and students are recycling leftovers. The leftover salad …
Scottish waste recycling rises above 60% for first time
Recycling, composting and reusing waste across Scotland in 2016 rose above the 60% milestone for the first time. That’s according to new statistics …
Govt institutions to adopt green protocol from today
The protocol requires institutions to use eco-friendly items, convert organic waste into compost, and hand over non- biodegradable waste to recycling …
Marblehead’s Bell School students learn lessons in the garden
She said they hope to increase the amount of composting that can be done over the next few years, but that will mean the garden will have to survive …
Cockroach industry finds rising acceptance in China
Organic waste composting through cockroaches was found to be more environmentally friendly. It did not create groundwater pollution, compared to …
Did you know cockroaches are eating 15 tonnes of waste and curing multiple diseases in China?
Waste composting by cockroaches is environmentally superior to traditional methods such as burying and burning, it is argued because it does not …
Government investigates toxic firefighting foam used to feed compost
Queensland Environment Minister Leeanne Enoch has confirmed the Queensland government is investigating allegations a major compost …
Mumbai’s Mahim church says amen to clean energy
The church also treats the waste it generates and composts the organic part of it. “The church generates between 40 and 60kg of flower waste each …
Reminder: Plastic Doesn’t Go in the Compost Bin
Composting vegetable peels, eggshells, trims of fat, and soiled paper towels and turning them into fertilizer is an environmentally friendly way to …
Residents, NGO work to make Mumbai’s Bandra Reclamation a zero-garbage zone
CK Narula, resident of Agasti Apartments, said, “The area’s wet and green waste (including trees and leaves) is turned into compost, while the dry …