A roundup of local home and garden news and events, including a sale of native plants and a workshop on home composting. NATIVE PLANT SALE …
Norridgewock selectmen sign agreement boosting rates paid by landfill operator
NORRIDGEWOCK — Selectmen signed an agreement Wednesday night between the town and the Crossroads Landfill operator that establishes a …
Butte-Silver Bow considers new compost pick up system
BUTTE-Butte-Silver Bow County officials are looking for resident’s input on the possibility of a new composting material pick up service. The county …
RC Waste Management holds compost and cleaning class
The Riverside County Department of Waste Resources hosted a free backyard composting and green cleaning class at the Little Red School House in …
Work to begin on capping unsightly landfill
These are said to include a waste-to-energy facility, material recovery facility, a green waste composting facility, a construction and demolition waste …
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DEQ assessed the location of the old Sheridan dump for the carcass composting site and is prepared to approve permitting, according to Stout.
Home compostable fruit label in development
“The infrastructure is not in place to support industrial composting of fruit labels. Promoting a ‘compostable fruit label’ is misinforming the public to think …
Vail Resorts Releases second annual EpicPromise Progress Report
Vail Resorts was also able to divert more than 11 million pounds of waste from landfills last season through recycling and composting, allowing the …
Selfridges switches from plastics to compostable for Christmas food packaging
In addition, the material has been certified by TÜV Austria to the OK Compost Home standard for home composting. The packaging also features a …
Malnutrition: Now Schools To Have Nutrition Gardens To Educate Children About Nutritious Food
The initiative will also encourage students to learn and practice composting and water harvesting. While composting is the most efficient way to …