compost

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In a space mission setting, the worms could generate compost from discarded materials such as food scraps or cotton clothing and hygiene products that would otherwise be thrown away.

From Science Daily • Mar. 12, 2026

Patrick mows the grass in the garden and puts the cuttings on the compost heap.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

In 2023, he asked Marcus Schwarz, a forensic scientist at Leipzig university, to analyze the human compost from his process for toxic products.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

But coyotes aren’t picky: They will eat what’s available including rabbits, raccoons, birds, insects, fruit, vegetables, the contents of your garbage or compost, outdoor pet food and small pets.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 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