domestic composting News
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WRAP`s compost bin subsidies to stop
Subsidies from the Waste and Resources Action Programme enabling councils to offer cheap home composting bins will stop at the end of September. Industry commentators predicted the end of the subsidised products in January last year when WRAP doubled the cost of the bins. The end also seemed imminent when 30 per cent budget cuts were imposed on WRAP by the Department for Environment Food and ...
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Commercial compost bin scheme to inherit WRAP’s legacy
Following news that Waste & Resources Action Programme compost bin subsidies will stop in September, bin manufacturer Straight has launched an identical commercial scheme. The company is offering councils a home delivery programme, which it said the WRAP campaign was initially modelled on. Straight, and its subsidiary Blackwall, supplied more than half the bins used in the WRAP campaign ...
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SOCIETY Magazine: Completing the Poop Loop
As part of a reporting program devoted supporting innovative development journalists, Grégoire Belhoste and William Thorp spent time with SOIL at our Port-au-Prince facility last year to better understand the history and process of SOIL’s regenerative urban sanitation service. The beautiful feature piece in Society Magazine explores SOIL’s history, the “poop loop” ...
By SOIL Haiti
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Discounted home composters for residents
A Hertfordshire local authority is giving residents the chance to purchase home composters at a discounted rate to encourage them to dispose of their kitchen and garden waste in an environmentally friendly way. Broxbourne Borough Council is offering the composter units at £19 and also giving people who buy one, the opportunity to purchase a second one half price. It is hoped that if a lot ...
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Santa`s load lightens with Christmas packaging reductions
Nestlé Confectionery has reduced the packaging for its Christmas selection boxes as part of on ongoing drive to cut back on waste. All of Nestlé Confectionery’s selection boxes are now made from 75% recycled board and the plastic trays are made from recycled bottles. Additionally, the selection boxes will include on-pack messages which encourage families to recycle the box after they have eaten ...
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Home composting of biodegradable plastics
ASTM International Committee D20 on Plastics is currently developing a new standard, WK35342, Specification for Home Composting of Biodegradable Plastics. The proposed standard is under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee D20.96 on Environmentally Degradable Plastics and Biobased Products. According to Robert Whitehouse, Ph.D., senior customer applications development manager, Metabolix Inc., and a ...
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Scotland raises awareness about compost
The Scottish Government is urging people to help reduce waste during Compost Awareness Week by taking up composting as a greener way of disposing of their garden and kitchen waste. The week runs from 3 May to 9 May and aims to encourage more people to take up home composting by purchasing discounted compost bins through the Waste Aware Scotland Compost at Home campaign. Environment Minister ...
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That's What You Need To Know To Start An Organic Fertilizer Production Line
It is not a trivial matter to start an organic fertilizer factory, perhaps this is our next few years, a decade or even decades of business, so many people will consider a lot of issues. Next, we briefly introduce the organic fertilizer production line of various configurations, each link of the equipment characteristics. After understanding these, you can choose the organic fertilizer production ...
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That's What You Need To Know To Start An Organic Fertilizer Plant
It is not a trivial matter to start an organic fertilizer factory, perhaps this is our next few years, a decade or even decades of business, so many people will consider a lot of issues. Next, we briefly introduce the organic fertilizer production line of various configurations, each link of the equipment characteristics. After understanding these, you can choose the organic fertilizer production ...
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Kick-start to Compost Awareness Week 2014
Compost awareness week kicked off on Monday 5th May and will be running until Sunday (11th May). Local authorities and businesses alike are taking part by organising awareness events, free compost giveaways or discounted compost containers. Despite there being no UK coordinator for the week, composting charity Garden Organic has been helping to publicise the campaign with a school poster ...
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Minnesota compost leaders, non-profit advocate among awardees recognized at USCC’s COMPOST2019
Composting facilities in Texas and Tennessee and a non-profit program in San Diego, CA and an energetic program in Minneapolis were among those who were honored by their peers by the US Composting Council at a January ceremony. Awardees are nominated and honored each year at the US Composting Council’s Annual Conference and Tradeshow. This year’s program was held at the Renaissance ...
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We are Finally Taking Flight in Creating Healthy Soils, Healthy Minds, and A Stronger Healthier Planet
WeRadiate has been a growing passion for several years, initially just as a concept of interest focusing primarily on compost operations within community gardens; it has now grown in scope to incorporate community based operations and large scale facilities processing hundreds to thousands of tons of food scraps annually. While our scope has expanded, our hopes remain the same: to create high ...
By WeRadiate
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International Compost Awareness Week Comes To Town!
A time to get your community up and cheering “the possibilities are endless … compost!” Holbrook, New York – Whether it’s through backyard, on-site or centralized initiatives, composting is a proven way to help communities sustainably manage their organic residuals. Be a part of the largest environmental education event for composting. The U.S. Composting Council invites you to join in ...
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Plastics Composting at Home
As landfills continue to expand, many consumers continue to look for ways to recycle. A proposed new ASTM International standard, WK35342, Specification for Home Composting of Biodegradable Plastics, will educate consumers on the process of home composting these materials. The proposed standard will illustrate great potential for responsible home waste management. “The proposed standard is ...
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Blackbaud receives Green Business Pioneer Award
Blackbaud, Inc (Nasdaq: BLKB), the leading global provider of nonprofit software and services, is rounding out the third quarter with a continued focus on its core value of 'making the world a better place.' As a result of its many employee-led initiatives, Blackbaud was named a Green Business Pioneer by the City of Charleston and the Charleston County Council. The Pioneer Award was presented to ...
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International Composting Awareness Week May 6 - 12, 2007. A time to `Spread the Compost` to support organics recovery, composting and the use of compost
Holbrook, New York -- Be a part of the largest environmental education event for composting. The U.S. Composting Council officially invites you to join in celebrating International Compost Awareness Week, May 6-12, 2007. Celebrated across the United States, Canada, UK and Europe, composting advocates are encouraging everyone to Compost! This year's national poster theme, 'The Possibilities Are ...
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Sainsbury`s introduces Wild Rocket salad in compostable packaging
Major UK retailer Sainsbury’s has introduced its Sainsbury's SO organic Wild Rocket salad in Amcor's NaturePlus compostable film. This innovative concept (patent pending) has been created through a joint venture between Amcor Flexibles and Flextrus. “Food packaging is very important to our customers and it influences their buying decisions. Amcor's NaturePlus compostable film helps us to meet ...
By Amcor
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Don’t let summer go to “waste”
School will soon be out and summer is a great time for families to reduce waste in fun and new ways! First, remember to keep practicing the basics—reduce, reuse, and recycle. Find new ways to reduce your waste—eat more fruits and vegetables with compostable scraps and use fewer packaged snacks. Reuse what you already have—pack lunches for work or summer camp in washable ...
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Edwin Poots opens Ireland`s biggest IVC facility
Northern Ireland environment minister Edwin Poots opened Ireland’s biggest in-vessel composting facility situated on the edge of West Belfast. The £6 million facility, operated by Natural World Products, will be capable of recycling 60,000 tonnes of household bio-waste, such as food and garden waste, into high quality compost. This will be used as top soil for some of Ireland’s leading golf ...
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Garden and green space development to enhance cities
The U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) and The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (NYSE:SMG) today announced the recipients of the 2012 GRO1000 Gardens and Green Spaces Grant Awards Program. The grants, which focus on improving our nation's cities through the development of community gardens and green spaces, were announced at The U.S. Conference of Mayors' 80th Winter Meeting in Washington, DC. This ...
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