compost
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Grounds staff have removed contaminated soil from around the affected trees and applied a biochar and compost mixture to support their natural defensive response, she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
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
Glinting in the night, halfway up a hill in Japan, the greenhouse-like "Ku-An" test lab is lit by electricity harnessed from 1,500 wooden boxes of soil and compost.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 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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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
"There are some legal concerns about certain types of composts being practiced on park land," he said, in response to a question by Council Member Peter Koo about outside composting.
From Salon ● Mar. 17, 2021
The brand also composts its organic waste and will soon offer fully biodegradable packaging.
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
It occurs also in composts, hothouse beds, or wherever accumulations of horse manure are likely to occur, if other conditions are congenial.
From Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc. by George Francis Atkinson
The company has so far composted around 60 bodies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 3, 2026
I had been composted like a plant — and I liked it.
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
I managed to avoid the details of manure and grubs and composted guts.
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
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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
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
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
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
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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