Recycling Facts Guide

Because incinerators are perilous to the environment and human health, and landfills are becoming scarce, expensive, and in the same way an environmental threat, different efforts in reducing the amount of waste are in place today. Such efforts include composting, a process by which organic waste is made into a soil resource. Organic waste, which [...]

Composting is a naturally occurring process that is the ultimate in recycling and is a great way to learn to respect and love the environment, and it is fun too. In today’s complicated world where everything is connected (from manufacturing to consumption to disposal), waste management takes on several disposal methods (landfills, incineration, recycling, pyrolysis, [...]

Throughout Europe all nations are committed to the processing of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) to divert as much of our organic waste as possible away from landfill. This is a high priority for the United Kingdom if we are to reach Government recycling targets which are designed to ensure we comply with required landfill diversion [...]

There is an alternative — composting. It’s a good idea whose time has come again. Now more than ever it makes sense to compost all of your family’s food waste, plus paper and any other organic carbon-based waste you can. By composting your household food waste, you are not only reducing strain on already overtaxed [...]

Don’t burn those leaves. They are nature’s golden gift of autumn. Leaves made into leaf mold make one of the best fertilizers known. It can be used for potting or setting plants, and for gardens and flower beds. As a mulch, leaves are especially valuable around acid-loving plants such as azaleas, rhododendrons, and camellias. Or, [...]

Not too long ago, more and more people are becoming interested in placing a compost toilet in their home. Composting toilets have many environmental and also monetary rewards: they help preserve water, they get rid of the possibility sewage or groundwater pollution, they eliminate the expenses related to the maintenance of sewers and septic systems, [...]

For anyone who is an apartment occupant or perhaps are now living in a house with little or no yard, you could think that it is difficult to compost your household waste. It’s also possible to think that there’s small purpose to compost waste if you do not have access to a huge yard or [...]

Building a compost pile is not very difficult. The main thing that you will need is patience. It does not happen over night but it is worth the wait. There are tumblers the can be used to speed up the process. Even the best tumbler takes about three to four weeks. Just pick out an [...]

Making something useful from leaves that are gathered off your lawn is simple and doesn’t require much in the way of expenses or preparation. All you’ll need is some urea and a compost bin. Both of these items are usually available at garden centers or in department stores that have gardening departments. Once most of [...]

Did you know that you have a virtual goldmine within your rubbish pile? Composting is not a new technology, in the least, but it has become increasingly evident that it can be important to our environment. Once upon a time, when most people had a garden in their backyard there would also be a compost [...]