Composting does not only help get rid of biowaste while creating useful fertilizer and planting soil. Compost piles also produce heat. Heat that can be used as renewable energy to heat houseswater. Link to full article
Mais »Learn how San Francisco is leading the way on California’s organic waste recycling from Recology’s Robert Reed
No one said implementing SB 1383 would be easy. Well, except possibly someone in San Francisco, a city that has been successfully collecting food scraps for 25 years and has already set a North American record for composting and recycling. Link to full article
Mais »Herefordshire could be first to collect food waste by bike
The local authority believes it would be the first in the country to collect the waste in this way, although it noted a similar scheme was already under way in Paris. Link to full article
Mais »Composting For Absolute Beginners
How to build (and tend) your very own pile of green gold. Link to full article
Mais »Using compost instead of nitrogen as fertilizer in Canada can slow global warming
A new study led from the University of Waterloo discovered greenhouse gas production is significantly less when biobased residues like compost replaces widely used nitrogen fertilizer during spring freeze-thaw events in cold temperate regions. Link to full article
Mais »Reducing costs on organic waste
Prince Edward County is looking to reduce operation costs in its waste management system’s organics program. Link to full article
Mais »Avakar Composters- Saving the environment by minimising waste
By just composting, an average person can reduce their carbon footprint by 30-40 Link to full article
Mais »Talking trash: an ultimate guide to composting for beginners looking to help the planet
Cultivating your own compost not only benefits your garden with a homegrown, nutrient-rich mix, but ensures you’re recycling as much of your household waste as possible Link to full article
Mais »Scientists make plastic more degradable under UV light
Scientists found that incorporating sugar units into polymers makes them more degradable when exposed to UV light. Link to full article
Mais »Solved! Does Fertilizer Go Bad?
It’s helpful to know if fertilizer is too oldspoiled to be of any use. Thankfully, fertilizer shelf life extends longer than you might guess, but it depends on what type of fertilizer you have. Link to full article
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