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Hunt Griffith walked along Sansom Street in West Philadelphia recently, just after city Streets Department workers had scooped up blue recycling buckets, dumped them into a truck, and roared away. Link: http://www.philly.com/science/climate/recycling-costs-philadelphia-incinerator-waste-to-energy-plant-20190125.html

SEATTLE — Leslie Christian recently added unusual language to her living will: After death, she hoped her remains would be reduced to soil and spread around to help out some flowers,a tree. In essence, compost. Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/26/us/death-human-compost.html

Metro could implement simple interventions to increase waste diversion, says researcher Link: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/we-can-do-a-lot-better-metro-vancouver-recycling-composting-rate-stalls-at-63-1.4992233

Dog poop is never a walk in the park to clean up. But as responsible dog owners, it’s our job to make sure that we don’t leave a mark. Sadly, the very way dog poop is usually disposed of can have an impact on the environment. One solution to this …

PARIS (AFP) – Weighing more than all commercial airliners ever built and worth more than most countries‘ GDP, electronic waste poses a growing economic and environmental threat, experts said Thursday (Jan 24), as they launched a global initiative to clean it up. Link: https://www.straitstimes.com/world/war-declared-on-worlds-growing-e-waste-crisis

Imagine enjoying a nice beersipping a delicious cocktail while watching municipal waste being sorted and processed. It certainly does not sound the most appealing setting for an evening out but an initiative launched by the recycling sector in Japan may change all that. Link: https://recyclinginternational.com/business/latest-tokyo-attraction-the-recycling-cocktail-bar/

Adding compost to the soil is an important component of soil management for semi-arid Colorado landscapes because soils in dry climates are usually naturally low in organic matter. We will discuss the various techniques of making compost (hot thermal, sheet composting, leaf mold, and vermicompost). We will also discuss the …

With the Tiruchi Corporation asking hotels, restaurants and marriage halls to set up solid waste management systems to process and dispose biodegradable waste at source, Hotel Sangam here has installed a machine to compost its wet waste. Link: https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/machine-installed-in-tiruchi-hotel-to-compost-waste/article26066859.ece

Horticulture is to be a critical financial patron as in actuality Pakistan is the biggest makers and providers of farming items as per the 2005 Sustenance and Agribusiness Association. Link: https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/421251-organic-fertilizer-machine-vital

OLYMPIA – People in Washington could soon have the option of becoming “human compost” after they die, under a bill intended to provide cheaper and more environmentally friendly alternatives to traditional burial practices. Link: http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2019/jan/20/washington-could-add-human-composting-option-to-bu/