compost
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A sign outside the bathroom noted he recently cleaned the compost toilet for a week, and it encouraged peers to thank him if the facilities were nice or “get at them” if they were gross.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
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
"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
Clare’s interest dwindled and he resumed his search for compost.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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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
Then she composts the chickens' litter, along with eggshells, which she stores separately, all of which is layered with yard waste.
From Salon ● Aug. 18, 2022
The studio composts, eschews floral foam and sources many of its bought flowers from local growers.
From New York Times ● Nov. 18, 2020
While it uses solar power and composts its plant waste on site, it cannot pay more for packaging.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 14, 2018
How does charcoal protect composts against injurious action of rains?
From The Elements of Agriculture A Book for Young Farmers, with Questions Prepared for the Use of Schools by George E. (George Edwin) Waring
The company has so far composted around 60 bodies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 3, 2026
At first, he said, it was hard to persuade people to live out the same wish of being composted that he’d held for so many years.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 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
We composted most of our waste and used it as fertilizer.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
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Further funding has allowed them to focus on research and development and set up a composting school to help other projects in other communities get going.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
Helou said Blumenfield’s motion completes the loop by keeping food waste close to home, creating more local composting and reducing greenhouse gas emissions from transporting waste outside of the city.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 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
But while Hughes and supporters believe human composting is a win-win for both the environment and bank balances, it has faced opposition.
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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