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compost

[kom-pohst] / ˈkɒm poʊst /
NOUN
organic fertilizer
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These include keeping soil permanently covered, applying compost, using more diverse crop rotations and reducing the use of mineral fertilizers and pesticides.

From Science Daily Aug. 28, 2026

Their larvae, called grubs, often feast on the organic matter in compost.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 2026

"Lu-An" has some 2,000 plastic cylinders of soil and compost to give 100 watts of output, enough to power a rice cooker and other appliances.

From Barron's Aug. 5, 2026

"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

Meanwhile Galen and I hauled five-gallon buckets of blood and guts and feathers from the processing shed to the compost pile.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan

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

All the manure they produce during the winter is spread out on the fields, where it composts back into the soil.

From Salon Jun. 3, 2021

The brand also composts its organic waste and will soon offer fully biodegradable packaging.

From New York Times Nov. 18, 2020

“With small adjustments we can make huge impacts for our environment,” says Bresca chef/owner Ryan Ratino, who works with “imperfect” foods and whole animals, composts and uses compostable containers, and avoids plastic and over-ordering.

From Washington Post Nov. 1, 2019

Sometimes leaves and the dried bracken-fern are used for the manufacture of composts.

From Manures and the principles of manuring by Charles Morton Aikman

Seasonal flowers are brought in, and when they die, composted.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 16, 2026

The company has so far composted around 60 bodies.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 3, 2026

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

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

They have worked with groups in neighbouring Gwynedd to help establish similar schemes and have hosted people at their composting schools from as far afield as Birmingham.

From BBC Jul. 19, 2026

Blumenfield’s initiative directs the Bureau of Sanitation to develop a plan for expanding local composting across the city.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 24, 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

“You could still write about the neighborhood composting program for your college application essay,” I offer.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison




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