The no-flush toilets and composting system will help the facility to reduce the water usage by 90 percent and now use about 300 gallons of water daily.
Paddy fields turn into classroom for kids
For the time being, I want to grow some vegetables on the roof of our home with the compost that I had learnt to make at the farm school,” the …
No-waste policies work well for Luma
Ms Whitehead said in the past waste was “piled together” and went to landfill because there was not, as yet, a commercial composting facility in the …
Butler students create own succulent garden and compost system
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 …