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Researchers have developed new bioplastics that degrade on the same timescale as a banana peel in a backyard compost bin. Link to full article

Researchers have developed new bioplastics that degrade on the same timescale as a banana peel in a backyard compost bin. Link to full article

Researchers have developed new bioplastics that degrade on the same timescale as a banana peel in a backyard compost bin. Link to full article

As I wrote this piece, Pope Benedict XVI was being buried, but I wish he had been composted. Nature would have been respected, greenhouse gas emissions would have been reduced, and in little more than a month the Vatican would have had a bag of rich soil that could be …

Composting can help you reduce waste while improving soil health. Link to full article

Kitty litter disposal methods vary depending on what the litter is made of. Link to full article

Industry is pursuing various technologies to help solve the global plastic waste problem, but environmentalists say new recycling techniques only make environmental problems worse. Link to full article

Human composting and human liquefying are now legal in some states, and although the Vatican hasn’t weighed in on these specific means, the Church has clear teachings on burying the dead. Link to full article

Robert Cantisano was regarded across his home state of California for his pioneering efforts in the field – and on the fields – as the godfather of organic agriculture. Link to full article

A pilot project run by the University of Florida has demonstrated that gasification plants can recover chemical feedstock from mixed packaging waste. Now a consortium of packaging groups aims to scale the process up. Link to full article