Famellos was speaking at a presentation by the ministry of a new program for the separate collection of bio-waste and composting in six large …
Mary Lowther column: Compost tea a must for sandy soil
When I built the compost pile last fall, I added clay and rock phosphate so that, when combined with vegetation and some soil, the resulting humus …
International Compost Awareness Week
Green-fingered residents across Cornwall are being encouraged to cut down on waste by composting as International Compost Awareness Week is …
North Andover Gets Grant For School Composting Program
NORTH ANDOVER, MA — The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection awarded North Andover a grant for a composting program in …
Harrisburg mayor blasts Susquehanna Twp. officials as ‘xenophobic’ for failing to approve city …
A request before the Susquehanna Township zoning hearing board to allow an organic compost site on land owned by Harrisburg School District has …
Editorial: Trash talk
One idea would be to establish a proper municipal composting program, and offer incentives to people such as free seminars and kits for creating …
City re-opens compost collecting for summer
Put your yard trimmings in plastic or metal cans that are clearly labeled “compost,” have your compost out and ready at your pickup location by 7 a.m. …
Composting class will be held at the Arboretum in Wilmington
NEW HANOVER COUNTY — New Hanover County (NHC) Arboretum is offering an opportunity for the public to learn a new way to compost food waste …
ENVIRONMENT: Cyprus needs to get a grip of its waste management
In Cyprus, there was a decrease in landfill and a slight increase in recycling and composting. However, 76% of waste ends up in landfills compared to …
‘An audacious goal’: UC Berkeley struggles to achieve zero waste
Babka, who wrote her honors thesis on compostable plastic recovery in California, discovered that most compost facilities in the state are unable to …