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compost

[kom-pohst] / ˈkɒm poʊst /
NOUN
organic fertilizer
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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

For the founders of an award-winning community compost business, it's a no-brainer that the second answer is the correct one.

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

Prices at Wallace Laboratories can range from $115 to $295 for a complete compost test.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 8, 2026

He carries the weeds over to the compost bin and calls, “All right, Quinn. I think we’re done.”

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

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

A manure-based system composts animal wastes and returns it to the land.

From The Guardian May 28, 2019

Their estimation in composts is of great interest, though troublesome to execute. 7th.

From Peat and its Uses as Fertilizer and Fuel by Johnson, Samuel W. (Samuel William)

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 volunteered at local gardens, volunteered at cleanups, composted my food scraps, bought primarily local produce and committed other seemingly minor acts that are easily achievable for most of us.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 15, 2024

I managed to avoid the details of manure and grubs and composted guts.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan

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

"Until we went to a human composting facility."

From BBC Mar. 31, 2026

Hughes and his colleague Chris Cooper-Hayes, who has a professional background in landscaping, have founded Eterrna, a venture they hope could become the very first to offer human composting in the UK.

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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