Tag: Composting - Page 8
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From the Forums: What to Do with Plastic Bags?
xfactor973 is looking for some advice: My problem though is that everything I buy comes in a plastic bag. Bread comes in 2 bags, produce, things I order online, everything is sealed in plastic. My question is what
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Nespresso Recycling Program Launched in Spain (Video)
Just a few months ago, we thought George Clooney's coffee choice could be better. Although fair-trade, Nestlé's Nespresso coffee capsules could not be recycled or reused- until now! At the beginning of this month, Nestlé announced in Madrid, Spain, the
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From the Forums: Composting and CO2
munichtexan is a bit confused about composting: Sorry guys, been composting for years. The dirt is much blacker and richer than the soil that is not composted. Yet many would have me believe that composting releases
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Is Male Pee Better than Female Pee? The Compost Conundrum
Ahh, pee—From the selective flush to the shared flush to peeing in public to peeing in the shower, there's almost nothing that seems to bring up a livelier discussion here on TreeHugger than how to treat human urine.
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More than £12 Billion in Food Waste Goes in the Garbage Every Year in U.K.
5.3 million tonnes of food and drink that could have been consumed goes in the trash every year in the U.K., according to a new report. Household Food ad Waste in the UK [pdf] details the "food waste
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Massive On-Site Composting: The Eden Project Raises the Bar
The UK's Eden Project has long had our attention as a Treehugger's wonderland. From the 124 acre biome conservatories, to the rock concerts from Moby, Brian Wilson and PJ Harvey, to the recycled glass flutes they sell,
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Prefab Live Green House Built in One Day
The sustainability demonstration showcase house was erected in a single day, when it first appeared as part of Sydney's Art & About Festival last month. Now it's on the move again, this time as an
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St. Paul, Minn. Vows to Cut Waste From Local Events in Half Within Two Years
If you've ever attended a Minnesota Wild game, gone to the RiverCentre Convention Center for a meeting or festival, seen a concert at the Roy Wilkins Auditorium, or been to a reception at 317 on Rice Park, then you've probably contributed to the more
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Guide to Good Grub in Minneapolis - St. Paul
Do you have to slide on your values when you want to eat a nice meal out on the town? Are you in a smaller town and figure there's not much but fast food around you? How do you find a restaurant that is able
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Composting Your Corpse (Again): Lee Hays' Hillarious Living Will
When I wrote about Ethical Man's plans to compost his own corpse comments ranged from those who thought it was a good idea, to those who thought
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Elegance in Composting with Valentina
The Valentina sounds more like a designer handbag than that of an outdoor composting bin but the message is clear, composting can be as stylish as this season's high boots if you ask designer Priscilla Woolworth. For urban
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Ottawa's "Green Bin" Municipal Composting Program is About to Take Off!
Photo: Michael Graham Richard Bring Out Your... Organic Waste Yesterday I got my green bin from the city of Ottawa. They've been handing them out to residents since September 2009 (except for those in a pilot program), and everybody should have one by
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New NatureMill XE Series of Automatic Composters
Image: NatureMill Mounding kitchen scraps in the backyard is all well and good, but we've got nothing against letting technology speed up nature's progress. NatureMill first blipped on our radar back in 2005, and has been steadily improving its automated
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Recycled Freitag Bags Become Compost Art During Vienna Design Week
Image: Walking Chair Gallery Freitag bags are a modern eco classic. Swiss brothers Markus and Daniel Freitag make their slick bags, wallets, iPhone cases, and other accessories from discarded tarps, the type used by long-distance freight trucks in
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The Week in Pictures: Green Male Models, Brad Pitt's Building Revolution, Vermicomposting, and More
From the news that soot from cremated human bodies has been falling on homes in Ottawa, Canada to scientists solving wind power's bat-killing problem, a lot happened this week in green. I headed over to Go Green Expo's Eco-Luxe event -- a showcase of
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Readers' Composting and Vermicomposting Systems (Slideshow)
If worms make you queasy steer clear -- readers sent in photos of their composting and vermicomposting systems, from countertop compost holders -- ice buckets -- found at thrift
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Readers, Send Us Photos of Your Indoor Composting Bin or System!
Is the throne of your home a composting toilet? Did you invest in NatureMill's hot composter and divert pounds of meat, dairy, and fish from the landfill? Do you name the
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Students Shout 'Go Blue' and Plan Green Tailgate
Tailgating before the big game is fun, no doubt. It can also leave a pile of trash. Those plastic cups, for instance.
