The church also treats the waste it generates and composts the organic part of it. “The church generates between 40 and 60kg of flower waste each …
Reminder: Plastic Doesn’t Go in the Compost Bin
Composting vegetable peels, eggshells, trims of fat, and soiled paper towels and turning them into fertilizer is an environmentally friendly way to …
Residents, NGO work to make Mumbai’s Bandra Reclamation a zero-garbage zone
CK Narula, resident of Agasti Apartments, said, “The area’s wet and green waste (including trees and leaves) is turned into compost, while the dry …
As bioplastics get popular in India, a more genuine green choice is to boot out plastic altogether
Yet, if they composted their waste at home, they would not need a bioplastic bag (even if it is itself compostable). To be a home composter, all they …
Newspaper composting question
Question: Is newspaper material suitable for composting? Were chemicals used in the manufacture of the paper or ink that would be harmful to the soil …
Let worms do their work for better compost
In the last column, we talked about the myriad processes involved in the decomposition process, especially as it concerns a home composting system.
Delta mayor frustrated by lack of improvement at smelly compost facility
East Ladner residents who have spent the past year dealing with increasingly foul smells from a local compost facility and turf farm could soon see a …
Hyacinth compost enhances coriander, methi yield: IICT
Manure is available at a cost of Rs 25 per kg for farmers The prepared compost comprises 90% water hyacinth, 8% dung and 2% bioculam. For every …
Skeletal remains in vermi compost bag triggers panic in Medak
Medak: Workers of Super Seeds, a seed producing company at Manoharabad, stumbled upon human skeletal remains in a vermi compost bag while …
College to convert organic waste to turn campus green
The Rajdhani College of Delhi University (DU) has installed a “Composting Unit” which will convert the organic waste generated within the campus …