EDMONTON—It might suck to hear this, but paper straws are taking up just as much landfill space as the plastic ones they’re rapidly replacing.
Webb City to begin wastewater plant upgrades, composting process to tackle mine waste
The project, which spans more than 275 acres, aims to remove zinc in wastewater by transforming the land near a treatment plant into a composting …
Gandhigiri… GHMC style
Zonal and deputy commissioners and other senior officials sat in protest in front of some hotels for their failure to install compost units to process the …
GHMC takes to ‘Gandhigiri’ on waste disposal
The GHMC officials also informed the management of various hotels that information related to agencies who deal with installing such composting …
Bulk garbage generators must install compost machines: GHMC
Accordingly, the GHMC has recognized, served notices and issued paper notifications for all bulk garbage generators to install on-site compost …
Organic waste pick up in Wellington
The county said it sees the “most practical and cost-effective” composting happening in the home. One-third of waste in Wellington County is organic, …
Plastic battle hits grocery foodservice as stores search for eco-friendly alternatives
PCC also has signs in its stores, including signs at the compost station with graphics that help shoppers compost the appropriate materials. In addition …
Controversial compost proposal still hopes to help Nashville’s trash problem
Tuesday a bill in support of a plan to build a compost and recycling center in North Nashville got withdrawn by its sponsor following community …
Blossom Aims to Achieve Zero Waste by 2020
“[In 2016], we began to switch to compostable food service ware and to improve our waste diversion through composting,” says Lucy August-Perna, …
MSU researchers hope cyanobacteria can make bioplastics more environmentally friendly
That’s where composting comes in. Unlike regular plastics, bioplastics are designed to break down. A different kind of harvest. To make bioplastics …