Most people walk past their lawn trimmings, fallen leaves, and garden debris without a second thought. That pile of waste by ...

When compost works well, it helps close a simple loop.

Fall is a perfect time to consider composting. As our days get cooler and shorter, deciduous trees like oaks, maples, and sweetgums will begin to shed their leaves. The swamp chestnut oak in my front ...

Avoid the urge to blow or sweep leaves out into the street. Letting nature take care of the leaves can cause lasting, substantial problems downstream. Leaves clog storm drain intakes, and cause street ...

As fall leaves begin to blanket Lowcountry yards, local stormwater experts are reminding residents that what happens on the ground doesn’t stay there. When heavy rain falls, anything left in the ...

Composting is a secret weapon for gardeners—it gives food scraps and other natural waste a second life while serving as fuel for healthy plants. Plus, creating it is actually quite simple. To make ...

STATEN ISLAND N.Y. –– The Department of Sanitation (DSNY) kicks off International Compost Awareness Week by unveiling a large-scale compost bagging machine. The Hamer Fischbein 2090, located at the ...

TORONTO, S.D. — A custom feedlot near the South Dakota-Minnesota border is fast becoming an innovator in turning bedded pack manure into a value-added soil additive — “humus compost.” Owners Chad and ...

Buffalo River Compost brand Tend will use bags that contain 20 percent PCR supplied by EFS-plastics and made by Salerno Packaging. Photo courtesy of EFS-plastics Inc. Tonawanda, New York-based NOCO’s ...

On Wednesday, Kern County Public Works and Shafter-Wasco Landfill employees showcased a new piece of equipment, a compost bagger. The bagger will allow Public Works to bag compost they are required to ...

Novel and optimised alternatives to artificial fertilisers, which can be deleterious to the environment, are required to achieve sustainable intensification of agriculture 1. Plant growth promoting ...