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Should Bioplastics Be Allowed in Organic Compost?

Civil Eats

Steve Ela is an organic fruit grower in western Colorado who relies on compost to nourish his heirloom tomato crop each year. Ela knows first-hand how central compost is to his organic farm—and all organic agriculture. Department of Agriculture (USDA) compost rules could dramatically change the meaning of organic compost for farmers.

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This Car-Free Michigan Island Is Leading on Composting

Civil Eats

Sitting high atop a cart emblazoned with the mission of “Keeping Mackinac Beautiful,” a city sanitation worker maneuvers a two-horse team through the fray, stopping periodically to collect trash and compost. This iconic Great Lakes vacation spot has been running a composting program since the 1990s. are adopting composting each year.

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‘Invisible’ Waste: For Restaurants, Composting Food Scraps Is Just the Beginning

Civil Eats

Invisible’ Waste: For Restaurants, Composting Food Scraps Is Just the Beginning Cooking, refrigeration, air conditioning, water use, and packaging contribute to greenhouse gas emissions too. The entire manufacturing cycle—from oil and gas drilling to petroleum refining to the production of plastics—creates greenhouse gas emissions.

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Climate Label Legislation Could Empower Eaters to Make Eco-Friendly Food Choices

Food Tank

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will work with food producers, manufacturers, and retailers to develop a voluntary food climate label to place on a food product that will contain EPA-verified information relating to the carbon footprint of the product.

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Some good news (for a change)

Food Politics

PepsiCo, which is headquartered in New York state, manufactures, produces, and packages at least 85 different beverage brands and 25 snack food brands that predominantly come in single-use plastic containers. Plastic packaging has become a persistent and dangerous form of pollution along the shores of the Buffalo River and in its watershed.

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Everything to Know about the Biotone Fertiliser

Kavya Organic Farm

Subsequently, a safe step for this fermentation is to use a windrow type for composting the biological waste. By piling up the waste, the pile of compost will be placed deeply. Then, the compost is turned and aspects like temperature, amount of oxygen, and moisture can be taken care of.

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Everything to Know about the Biotone Fertilizer

Kavya Organic Farm

Subsequently, a safe step for this fermentation is to use a windrow type for composting the biological waste. By piling up the waste, the pile of compost will be placed deeply. Then, the compost is turned and aspects like temperature, amount of oxygen, and moisture can be taken care of.