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 …
The Church of England could consider “human composting” at Christian funerals to help meet its net zero target. Written question to Synod The bishops’ announcement comes after the General Synod, the Church of England’s legislative body, voted in February 2020 in favour of setting a target to achieve carbon neutrality by 2030. He asked: “Bearing in mind the Church of …
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 …
Composting is the natural process of decomposition and recycling of organic material into a humus-rich soil amendment known as compost. Food waste is composed of organic matter which can be used for composting to make fertilizer. By using leftovers and other food waste, you can convert these smelly items from the kitchen waste into a highly organic product rich in …