Dear James: I am not very handy with tools, but my daughter wants me to build a compost bin for our yard. I would like to build a simple one, but I want …
Mortality composting in Ohio
In 1994, when the Ohio legislature approved composting as an on-farm option for disposing of dead animals, an OSU team, working with livestock …
New composting initiatives find a home in Campus Garden
Since its introduction in 2011, composting on campus has grown with the campus garden. When Director of Sustainably Greg Farley joined the WC …
Sustainability Cultural Indicators Program Releases Year Five Report
Callewaert added that SCIP has also led pilot programs, such as a composting initiative in Bursley, to test whether a certain project could be applied to …
Dakota Co. introduces challenge to combat food waste among residents
While Kedward says composting is an option to help with the waste, it’s more about preventing it from the start. “A lot of the environmental resources …
Discount rates in Kelowna on now for backyard composter and rain barrel
“Backyard composting is easy, rewarding, and something the whole family can get involved in,” said waste reduction facilitator Rae Stewart. “Imagine …
Updated schedule of demonstrations at Home and Garden Show
… p.m.: Jeri Dias of Health Haven Botanical Gardens will conduct a workshop on vermiculture, the cultivation of worms for use in bait or in composting.
RDCK workshop looks at a composting program for West Kootenay
Last week the Regional District of Central Kootenay hosted a workshop about a proposed regional-scale composting program. This program will …
Ending the magical thinking on compostable packaging
A fundamental hurdle that compostable packaging comes up against is that commercial composters don’t necessarily want to take it. If consumers …
What is the NextGen Challenge?
In the meantime, recycle or compost your cup whenever possible! And if you don’t already have a reusable cup, consider buying one—Starbucks …