Composting toilets reduce water usage and do not require flushing. Composting toilets are gaining popularity for a good reason—they are environmentally friendly, cost-effective, and perfect for remote ...

Most of what goes into U.S. landfills is organic waste, ranging from household food scraps to yard trimmings. That’s a problem because in that environment, organic waste is deprived of oxygen, which ...

If you've tried making compost before, you'll know it can be time-consuming. You may find yourself routinely turning your compost and putting careful thought into layering green and brown materials in ...

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As gardeners have long known, food scraps can be turned into rich, soil-restoring compost. And as some Richmond residents would attest, that process can generate a stink. Over the past few months, ...

Putrid. That's how Mayor Lois Jackson describes the smell emanating from the Enviro-Smart composting facility in her city of Delta, B.C. "It's a smell that you would get from a garbage dump and it's ...