compost

We have created compost piles, where beetle larvae often feed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 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

"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

It take about a year to turn it into compost, which Steph said had just won an award for its quality.

From BBC ● Jul. 19, 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

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 studio composts, eschews floral foam and sources many of its bought flowers from local growers.

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

Farmyard manure as ordinarily made is not generally regarded as a compost, but in the past it has been widely used for the purpose of making composts.

From Manures and the principles of manuring by Charles Morton Aikman

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 volunteered at local gardens, volunteered at cleanups, composted my food scraps, bought primarily local produce and committed other seemingly minor acts that are easily achievable for most of us.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2024

We composted most of our waste and used it as fertilizer.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy

Signed into law in 2016, the state’s composting bill mandated a gradual increase in the amount of organic waste that must be diverted away from landfills.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026

The state’s composting law has proved challenging on several fronts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026

Hughes and his colleague Chris Cooper-Hayes, who has a professional background in landscaping, have founded Eterrna, a venture they hope could become the very first to offer human composting in the UK.

From BBC ● Mar. 31, 2026

This story contains details about human composting funeral services which some readers may find upsetting.

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