Some gardeners have asked if composting garden, yard and food waste is sustainable or beneficial to the environment since the composting process generates lots of carbon dioxide, the principal ...

Since biblical times, farmers have utilized crop residues and animal manure to build soil and enhance crop production. Before the agricultural revolution in the mid-20th century, farming was ...

Once collected, Santana explains that the biomass undergoes a biological transformation. According to Santana, rather than ...

Green organic waste recycling being delivered to San Diego homes. (Photo courtesy of the city of San Diego) The city of San Diego recently completed a pilot program in which people transitioning out ...

The city of San Diego recently completed a pilot program in which people transitioning out of homelessness were hired to pick contaminants out of organic waste collected in the city's green bins, it ...

An innovative and low-cost project aims to bio-convert food scraps into fertilizer, animal feed and extractable oil using the Black Soldier Fly Rosannette Quesada Hidalgo Often people kill flies or at ...

HISTORICALLY, LANDFILLS ARE THE THIRD LARGEST SOURCE OF HUMAN RELATED METHANE EMISSIONS. THAT’S A POWERFUL GREENHOUSE GAS. AS METEOROLOGIST WALDEN TELLS US TONIGHT. AND TODAY’S FORECASTING OUR FUTURE, ...

Bioplastics are an attractive and viable alternative to traditional fossil fuel-based plastics. They can be produced by bioconversion using microorganisms, such as bacteria or yeast, to convert ...

It’s been six months since key parts of a new California law kicked in that requires all residents to start recycling food scraps. But it seems there are more questions and concerns about the process ...

A California law adopted in 2016 mandated a gradual increase in the amount of organic waste that must be diverted away from landfills to sites where it could be treated and composted, thus reducing ...