compost

"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

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

The majority of their compost users are people growing food to sell "in the Machynlleth markets, to sell in the local whole food shop, to sell directly to local restaurants".

From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026

It's not just about the practical or environmental aspects of making compost for use locally, Steph also talks about the social impact it can have, particularly for people with money worries.

From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026

She padded toward him with a bucket full of kitchen scraps, her sandals squeaking, moving toward the compost heap, and on her return trip she’d passed between the rows of raspberries.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson

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

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

Waste is recycled and composted and guests have access to either flush or solar-powered composting toilets, according to the park.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 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

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

"Until we went to a human composting facility."

From BBC ● Mar. 31, 2026

In the United States, the Catholic Church has campaigned against human composting wherever legislation has been introduced to implement it.

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