compost
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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
"All these apples will go on the compost heap," MacDonald tells me, ruefully.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
"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
My newest edible sidekick, Pierre the Pineapple, probably has a good two weeks of life before the flies come and Dad dumps him in the compost bin.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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But if suitable composts and application methods were aligned with target crops and growth environments, crop yields can be increased and organic carbon in soils replenished.
From Salon ● Jun. 13, 2023
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
The brand also composts its organic waste and will soon offer fully biodegradable packaging.
From New York Times ● Nov. 18, 2020
“With small adjustments we can make huge impacts for our environment,” says Bresca chef/owner Ryan Ratino, who works with “imperfect” foods and whole animals, composts and uses compostable containers, and avoids plastic and over-ordering.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 1, 2019
On the other hand, peat, highly manured garden soil, leaf-mold, rotted manure and composts, yield yellow or brown extracts with water, from the fact that alkalies are here present to form soluble compounds.
From Peat and its Uses as Fertilizer and Fuel by Samuel W. (Samuel William) Johnson
Seasonal flowers are brought in, and when they die, composted.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2026
Her company has raised $25 million and composted more than 600 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 explained to Willie that the corn had grown in a deep bed of composted chicken manure.
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
The state’s composting law has proved challenging on several fronts.
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
After decades working in mortuaries, a campaigner hopes to provide the UK's first human composting service as an alternative to cremation or burial.
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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