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Coimbatore corporation to test home composting program in select households
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Coimbatore corporation to test home composting program in select households

The Hindu  

The City Corporation is in the early stages of discussing a potential home composting initiative aimed at reducing household waste. “Corporation Commissioner Sivaguru Prabhakaran has initiated the proposal and instructed the sanitary officers in each zone to identify 100 households per ward for a pilot programme in composting wet waste,” said City Health Officer K. Boopathy. By composting wet waste …

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Waste crisis panel explores introduction of composting plants in slums, urban villages
5 months, 1 week ago

Waste crisis panel explores introduction of composting plants in slums, urban villages

Hindustan Times  

The special committee constituted to address the dumping of waste at the Bandhwari landfill has proposed comprehensive solutions, including mandatory composting of waste by bulk waste generators in accordance with the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016, officials said. In addition to discussing a comprehensive plan for the Bandhwari landfill crisis, the committee proposed integrating user charges for garbage collection into …

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All is not well with the micro composting centres in Coimbatore city
10 months, 2 weeks ago

All is not well with the micro composting centres in Coimbatore city

The Hindu  

Despite the Coimbatore Corporation claiming that all 34 micro composting centres in the city are functioning smoothly, recent visits to some of these centres have revealed inconsistencies in waste management practices. The MCC set up on the Thudiyalur market premises to process 4.5 tonnes of biodegradable waste per day has been out of order since January 2024. While stakeholders have …

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Despite National Green Tribunal order, seven micro composting centres in Coimbatore remain non-functional
11 months ago

Despite National Green Tribunal order, seven micro composting centres in Coimbatore remain non-functional

The Hindu  

Seven Micro Composting Centres in Coimbatore continue to remain non-functional despite several orders from the National Green Tribunal to the Coimbatore Corporation, mandating that all existing 34 MCCs become operational by January 22, 2024. Recently, the Coimbatore Integrated Waste Management Company stated in a report on the ‘Supply of Segregated Municipal Solid Waste’ that they had received 0% segregated trash …

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Coimbatore grapples with waste crisis as several micro composting centres remain non-functional
1 year, 1 month ago

Coimbatore grapples with waste crisis as several micro composting centres remain non-functional

The Hindu  

Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation officials, at a council meeting held last week, said that a majority of the existing 34 micro composting centres have not been functioning for the last three months due to which daily waste of 1,200 tonnes is being sent to the Vellalore dump yard. Some MCCs, such as the ones at Sai Baba Colony, Peelamedu and …

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How South Korea’s composting system became a model for the world
1 year, 4 months ago

How South Korea’s composting system became a model for the world

LA Times  

Striding through a field of overgrown grass where thick blue pipes crisscross into concrete silos, Choi Sung-ho scrunched his nose in the steamy July heat, drawing in a familiar odor. Since South Korea banned land-filling food waste in 2005, followed by another ban on dumping its liquid byproduct into the ocean in 2013, the country has operated a comprehensive composting …

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Residents seek shifting of composting unit from Marudhamalai foothills
1 year, 4 months ago

Residents seek shifting of composting unit from Marudhamalai foothills

The Hindu  

Concerns were raised by the residents of Ward 38 of the Coimbatore Corporation’s West Zone regarding the potential escalation of human-animal conflict in the area. “If food and meat waste is brought into the ward more often to be dumped at the MCC, these wild animals, attracted by the odour, will enter the city regularly.” Another resident said three jumbos …

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Have California’s food waste rules created breeding grounds for bugs at your home? Here’s what to do
1 year, 5 months ago

Have California’s food waste rules created breeding grounds for bugs at your home? Here’s what to do

LA Times  

Andrew Davidov’s food waste is being weighed by Kevelin Barcenas-Garcia Angeleno, a volunteer with LA Compost, at their booth at Highland Park Farmers Market. It’s that time of the week when your food waste pail is full, and you’re ready to walk your scraps out to the green-waste bin. “Until now, food waste has been layered between other materials in …

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Editorial: Don’t stop composting. California can’t afford to abandon its methane-busting law now
1 year, 6 months ago

Editorial: Don’t stop composting. California can’t afford to abandon its methane-busting law now

LA Times  

This year, Angelenos were invited to start discarding potato peels, chicken bones and other food scraps in the green yard waste curbside bin rather than the trash can. A state law passed in 2016 requires every city and community in California to divert 75% of organic waste from landfills and to recover and redistribute 20% of edible food before it …

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Coimbatore Corporation handing over unsegregated waste, claims private waste management company
1 year, 8 months ago

Coimbatore Corporation handing over unsegregated waste, claims private waste management company

The Hindu  

The quantum of segregated organic waste that the Coimbatore Corporation handed over to the composting plant at Vellalore was only 22 % of the nearly 14,000 tonnes of the total municipal solid waste the civic body has sent to the composting plant, as per the figures available till February this year, according to the private agency operating the plant. In …

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A smart composting pattern has beautified and sustained this JVLR society
1 year, 10 months ago

A smart composting pattern has beautified and sustained this JVLR society

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: A housing society of 412 apartments in Andheri East has achieved zero-garbage status thanks to a composting system designed by a BMC official. Green Field Rocks End CHS in JVLR, winner of the Swacch Survekshan 2022 award, does not send its wet garbage to the dumping ground but deals with all of it in situ—this despite the fact that …

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Letters to the Editor: Curbside composting is great. But many in L.A. don’t know that
1 year, 10 months ago

Letters to the Editor: Curbside composting is great. But many in L.A. don’t know that

LA Times  

To the editor: Your editorial on curbside composting did not mention that different cities have different composting rules. Some cities allow compostable bags with the BPI symbol, but apparently Los Angeles does not. Patience by city officials throughout the state will be required, and I hope the education efforts you mention for L.A. really do happen everywhere. To the editor: …

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L.A. now picks up your compostable food scraps. Here’s what you have to do
1 year, 11 months ago

L.A. now picks up your compostable food scraps. Here’s what you have to do

LA Times  

The wait is finally over for city of Los Angeles residents wanting to comply with California’s food waste mandate. The Bureau of Sanitation announced Jan. 16 that residents citywide should dispose of their banana peels, eggshells and other compostable waste in their green bins. pic.twitter.com/yqwpl1nuNm — LA Sanitation & Environment ♻️💧🌳 January 16, 2023 This announcement comes a year after …

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Essay: Leaving mulch to be desired
1 year, 11 months ago

Essay: Leaving mulch to be desired

Hindustan Times  

“Do you know that for the last 15 minutes, you have been talking non-stop about composting? “Kehte hain agar kisi cheez ko dil se chaho to poori kaaynnat usse milane ki koshish mein lag jaati hai.” Roughly translated it means: “When you want something with all your heart, the universe conspires to help you get it.” Things were somewhat similar …

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Most home compostable plastics don't break down, study finds
2 years, 1 month ago

Most home compostable plastics don't break down, study finds

The Independent  

The majority of plastics marketed as “home compostable” do not fully disintegrate and end up settling in soil, new research has found. The UK-based study, called The Big Compost Experiment, found that 60 per cent of home compostable plastics - used for items such as food packaging, bags and cutlery - do not break up within six months. An author …

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L.A. is finally separating food waste from trash. Will residents embrace composting?
2 years, 4 months ago

L.A. is finally separating food waste from trash. Will residents embrace composting?

LA Times  

L.A. sanitation workers Miguel Torres, left, and Zac Ortiz unload in-home composting pails to be handed out to homeowners in Los Feliz on Aug. 6. “I question why the city of L.A., being a climate leader in the region, is lagging behind conservative coastal Orange County cities,” said Hoiyin Ip, co-chair of Sierra Club California’s Zero Waste Committee. is in …

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Gardeners share their tips and tricks for composting at home
2 years, 4 months ago

Gardeners share their tips and tricks for composting at home

Salon  

Americans waste roughly 25% of the food we buy, and while there are many ways to reduce waste in your kitchen, you may have extra kitchen scraps, yard waste, or uncoated paper and cardboard. Make use of compost pickup services An outdoor compost bin may not be a feasible option for everyone, but that doesn't mean you can't compost your …

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A sustainability classroom at a Chennai college
2 years, 4 months ago

A sustainability classroom at a Chennai college

The Hindu  

Around 300 metres from Shri Shankarlal Sundarbai Shasun Jain College for Women in T Nagar, a “classroom” functions at Kannammapet crematorium and burial ground. As the one leading the project, college principal S Padmavathi says the management has always worked towards the upkeep of the burial ground. “Through our clubs, numbering between 20 and 25, various tasks are assigned to …

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What’s the holdup with composting in L.A.? And what you can do in the meantime
2 years, 6 months ago

What’s the holdup with composting in L.A.? And what you can do in the meantime

LA Times  

Los Angeles residents are getting mixed signals about compost. But L.A.’s Bureau of Sanitation, which is responsible for collecting your trash, recycling and green waste, only allows residents in its composting pilot program to do so. She isn’t part of the city’s pilot program, but she wants her food waste to be put to the best possible use. CR&R, a …

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Worm composting is great for the planet and your garden. Here’s how to get started
2 years, 9 months ago

Worm composting is great for the planet and your garden. Here’s how to get started

LA Times  

To worm or not to worm? The bedding should be wet like a damp sponge but not dripping, said Chris Jung, who’s been growing and selling worms and castings from his backyard in Glendale for some 20 years. Learn the worm composting basics Craig said he won’t sell people worms until they can tell him they’ve set up their bins …

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In-situ composting for bulk waste generators in Bengaluru to become mandatory
2 years, 9 months ago

In-situ composting for bulk waste generators in Bengaluru to become mandatory

The Hindu  

Though the civic body has issued several circulars asking bulk-waste generators in the city to take up composting, few are actually following the rules. As per the Solid Waste Management byelaws, in-situ composting is mandatory for bulk waste generators. In its letter to the the UDD, the civic body has specified that bulk waste generators are those who generate more …

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You now have to compost food scraps and yard cuttings if you live in California
2 years, 9 months ago

You now have to compost food scraps and yard cuttings if you live in California

NPR  

You now have to compost food scraps and yard cuttings if you live in California New rules in California require the composting of food scraps and yard cuttings. RAQUEL MARIA DILLON, BYLINE: At a sprawling commercial compost facility in California's Central Valley, an 18-wheeler backs up onto a ramp to dump a load of waste into a huge hopper. DILLON: …

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Don’t have a yard? Here are 3 good options for composting in small spaces
2 years, 10 months ago

Don’t have a yard? Here are 3 good options for composting in small spaces

LA Times  

So you know food waste should stay out of the landfill for the good of us all, but what if your jurisdiction doesn’t have a program in place yet, and you don’t have space for a traditional compost pile or garden? L.A. County’s Smart Gardening program sells worm composting bins for $65, complete with worms, and has how-to videos online. …

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Help save the world by composting your kitchen scraps. Here’s how
2 years, 10 months ago

Help save the world by composting your kitchen scraps. Here’s how

LA Times  

The howls on social media have been fierce since the state started mandating that food waste stay out of garbage destined for the landfill. Send items you don’t want to include, like bones or moldy cheese, to professional waste treaters and use the rest of your household food waste to create excellent and free soil amendments for your garden. High-nitrogen …

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