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Composting could be doing more damage than good - here's why

Methane Emissions From Yard Waste Composting Let's be real, most of us think composting is basically the gold standard of eco-friendly behavior. You're turning your banana peels into nutrient-rich ...
Next City

Can Michigan Fix Its Food Waste Problem With Composting?

A bulldozer mixes a composting windrow at Spurt Industry's composting facility in Wixom, Michigan. (Photo by Nick Hagen / Planet Detroit) This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a ...
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Waste not, Westwood. Composting program aims to reduce trash, costs. Here's how to join

Westwood is starting a composting pilot program that aims not only to reduce waste going into landfills but also to save money for the borough. In early 2019, Councilwoman Erin Collins, who also ...
Staten Island Advance

From trash to treasure: Inside Staten Island’s compost facility turning waste into ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A Department of Sanitation facility on the West Shore has been turning out compost — dubbed “black gold” by city officials — since 1991, but its workload got quite a bit bigger ...
Los Angeles Times

Should bioplastics be counted as compost? Debate pits farmers against manufacturers

At the urging of the plastics industry, the USDA is considering allowing materials such as bioplastic cups, coffee pods and compostable plastic bags into the organic compost waste stream. Farmers and ...
WHYY

Composting and feeding food waste to animals have big climate benefits, study finds

File: Decomposing food scraps at Bennett Compost in Northeast Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY) This story is part of the WHYY News Climate Desk, bringing you news and solutions for our changing ...