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As the year’s environment day approaches, stories trickling in aren’t so rosy Link: https://www.deccanherald.com/metrolife/metrolife-cityscape/reclaim-city-now-or-never-737691.html

It may seem awkward to talk about human composting on Memorial Day, but it’s a day for remembering the dead and placing flowers on their graves, so why not consider using the dead to bring life to the flowers? Link: https://lmtribune.com/northwest/human-composting-lets-the-dead-grow-their-own-flowers/article_185b3f86-cf9d-53a3-9e16-b74de2140d12.html

When Semisi and Tahlia Hutchison started their working lives, they never expected they would end up as some of the world‘s leading experts on the compostability of nappies. Link: https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/112652550/were-the-worlds-leading-experts-on-composting-nappies

Washington is introducing a new law next year which will allow the legalization of composting human remains. According to CNN, the state became the first in America to pass such a law after Gov. Jay Inslee signed off on the bill. It‘s set to go into effect next May. Link: …

SEATTLE — As Washington prepares to become the first state to legalize "human composting," not everyone is dying to turn their loved ones‘ bodies into garden-variety soil. Link: http://www.chronline.com/northwest_regional_news/washington-state-braces-for-eco-friendly-human-composting/article_8cdea15e-7b1a-11e9-8844-7b540bd1c9a1.html

Compost market research report provides the details about Industry Chain structure, Market Competition, Market Size & Share, SWOT Analysis, Technology, Cost, Raw Materials, Consumer Preference, Development & Trends, Regional Forecast, Company & Profile and Product & Service. Link: https://fanancials.com/compost-market-global-industry-analysis-opportunity-and-forecast-2019-to-2025/87985/

Max Weir, a 13-year-old, year 8 student at Glenunga International High School in Adelaide has won an international inventors award in Malaysia for his Wi-Fi enabled electronic monitoring system for compost bins. Link: https://www.industryupdate.com.au/article/electronic-sensor-compost-bins-innovation-max

Just about everything organic is compostable. From food scraps, waste paper products, old clothes (natural fibres of course) even dead animals and manure from all things (even us!). Link: https://aboutregional.com.au/there-are-so-many-ways-to-compost-in-your-backyard-kathleen-mccann/

Researchers and companies are working on new kinds of biodegradable packaging, bottles and other products that break down like compost. Link: https://www.knowablemagazine.org/article/sustainability/2019/toward-greener-plastics

A new three-bin system has been introduced in Lake Macquarie, where households put food scraps into a biodegradable bag. Link: https://www.abc.net.au/radio/newcastle/programs/breakfast/tour-of-lake-macs-compost-site/11133280