At-home vs. commercial composting There are multiple composting methods such as backyard composting, according to the EPA. Compost bins should be set up in a dry, shady area, the environmental ...

Signs and labels on composting containers need to be in at least two languages. A 2015 study by the City of Austin found that about 85% of landfill waste generated by Austin originated from the ...

When it comes to composting, where things break down — or don’t — is often where we get in our own way. We make the whole process too hard by fixating on details instead of the big picture.

ANN ARBOR, MI — A local business that specializes in selling compostable containers and other sustainable products is taking issue with Ann Arbor’s new composting restrictions. Daniel Stephens ...

HENRIETTA, N.Y. — Neighbors of a growing, commercial compost pile in Henrietta are fed up. It’s not only the smell that’s keeping them up at night, but the possible environmental impacts of ...

Most can break apart in industrial composting systems. The most common type is polylactic acid, or PLA, which is made from starches such as corn, cassava, beets and sugar cane. PLA is often used ...

More than 1.8 million tons of commercial and residential organic waste is produced in the city each year, and requiring more businesses to compost more of that waste will “move our city toward a ...

Mike and Christina Kelcourse saw waste going to waste. So in 2020 the couple founded Sunshine Organics and Compost in Jacksonville, which they said is the city's first commercial-scale food waste ...