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Twenty miles south of Boise, crews at the city compost farm are bracing for the busy season. “Grass season,” as compost program director Lisa Knapp calls it, means bag after bag of lawn clippings and ...

Yard waste season in South Bend is under way, but there’s a lot that happens behind the scenes to provide untreated compost ...

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Chennai: Nearly a third of the wet waste will soon stop being sent to the dumpyard, as Greater Chennai Corporation plans three windrow composting centres in the city. The first one, a 1,000-tonne ...

Control of foodborne pathogens at the farm is a growing concern that is being addressed in the industry. Several methods have shown varying effectiveness in reducing pathogens on the farm, one of ...

Starre Vartan is an environmental and science journalist. She holds an MFA degree from Columbia University and Geology and English degrees from Syracuse University. Compost is decomposed organic ...

Composting is a great way to recycle while adding more activity to your day. The good news is you don’t need a yard to do it. Composting bins are available, and as long as you know what you can and ...

This story originally published in July 2019. “Good compost smells really rich and earthy with a slightly sweet smell, like a fig newton!” This is Sydney Bennett, materials management environmental ...