compost
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"Local growers then take that compost, grow food that goes back to the cafes, cafes serve it, waste comes back to us and we turn it back into compost," said Steph.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
Steph Robinson and ffin Jordao of Criw Compostio collect food waste from cafes and businesses who pay them and convert it into peat-free compost, which is then used by the community.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
For instance, the motion would encourage using the compost on urban farms and at community gardens and city parks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026
The back garden now resembles a landfill site, with a huge pile of seed trays, lumber, compost and empty bottles of growing solution left behind.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026
“That Lockhart’s something, isn’t he?” said Justin happily as they began filling their plant pots with dragon dung compost.
From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling
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But if suitable composts and application methods were aligned with target crops and growth environments, crop yields can be increased and organic carbon in soils replenished.
From Salon ● Jun. 13, 2023
First Ave. The unassuming brick-clad structure generates its own power, collects and treats its own water, and composts its waste.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 25, 2022
The studio composts, eschews floral foam and sources many of its bought flowers from local growers.
From New York Times ● Nov. 18, 2020
Allen also composts, limits plowing and avoids synthetic chemicals like nitrogen fertilizers.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 4, 2015
The factors inhibiting the activity of the fungi can be removed by the application of comparatively small amounts of organic composts which produce dramatic and lasting effects on the growth of roots and shoots.
From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Thirty-Seventh Annual Report Wooster, Ohio, September 3, 4, 5, 1946 by Northern Nut Growers Association
Her company has raised $25 million and composted more than 600 bodies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 3, 2026
The workshop leaders discussed the possibility of creating a “sacrificial zone,” potentially under trees, where materials such as lead-laced plants are composted.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2025
The ultimate solution to Keurig's plastic footprint, she said, is a product that eliminates "the need to collect anything back from customers," like a fiber-based pod that can be composted along with the grounds.
From Salon ● Dec. 19, 2024
In the past few years, more plastic has been going to incinerators and less food waste - which councils are now sending to anaerobic digesters or to be composted.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2024
I explained to Willie that the corn had grown in a deep bed of composted chicken manure.
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
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However, Criw Compostio run sessions for households who want to improve the composting they do at home or to improve composting at allotments.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
Signed into law in 2016, the state’s composting bill mandated a gradual increase in the amount of organic waste that must be diverted away from landfills.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026
The state’s composting law has proved challenging on several fronts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026
Hughes believes the case for human composting is so overwhelming that he is actively searching for individuals who want to take that step when they die.
From BBC ● Mar. 31, 2026
My new house will have a composting toilet and, right above the kitchen, a cozy sleeping loft.
From "The House That Lou Built" by Mae Respicio
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