So composting — for those who may not know — is taking organic matter that’s in one form — I.E. banana peels or apple cores — and turning it into soil.
Back to Earth: Washington set to allow’composting‘
Washington appears set to become the first state to permit a burial solution called”natural organic decrease” — an accelerated decomposition …
Smithtown study on waste disposal plan delayed
A Smithtown study of industrial-scale indoor composting has been delayed but will conclude this year with a public hearing on a law that could permit …
Large Tucson composting operation, Compost Cats, to close temporarily
Compost Cats, a big composting operation run by University of Arizona students, will close its facility at the San Xavier Co-op Farm for bigger digs.
Your guide to composting in the desert
Compost is organic matter that has broken down to become a soil amendment. It’s not dirt, but helps dirt become a thriving ecosystem of microbes and …
Garden View: Reducing kitchen waste with worms
Vermiculture or worm composting is a method of composting that utilizes earthworms and food waste from your kitchen to create a rich compost that …
City’s recycling and composting is changing, and doesn’t always work the way you’d think
The Department of Public Works announced last week that paper liquid containers such as milk cartons and juice boxes are no longer acceptable for …
State celebrates food waste mandate with Compost Awareness Week
In landfills, food scraps and organic material can create the greenhouse gas methane. Composting does not create methane, and improves soil health …
How to make your garden more eco-friendly
Rather than buying a bag of compost that will be ultimately wrapped in plastic and will have to travel miles to end up in your garden, the cost free and …
Dover’s Charles River School takes on climate change
While we all try to do our part by recycling, composting and carpooling, seventh-graders at Charles River School in Dover went a few steps further and …