Control of foodborne pathogens at the farm is a growing concern that is being addressed in the industry. Several methods have shown varying effectiveness in reducing pathogens on the farm, one of ...

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Twenty miles south of Boise, crews at the city compost farm are bracing for the busy season. “Grass season,” as compost program director Lisa Knapp calls it, means bag after bag of lawn clippings and ...

City Limits takes a multimedia look at how food waste is repurposed at the Department of Sanitation’s 33-acre composting facility in the Fresh Kills section of Staten Island. The site is part of New ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — It can start as a pumpkin on the porch or leaves on the maple tree and can end up in the neighbor’s garden or landscape project. Sioux Falls residents dump about 12,000 tons ...

Several Cass County residents expressed their support for recycling Tuesday at Cass County Board of Commissioner’s meeting, but when it involved Soil Dynamics, a private composting facility in the ...

This story originally published in July 2019. “Good compost smells really rich and earthy with a slightly sweet smell, like a fig newton!” This is Sydney Bennett, materials management environmental ...

A bulldozer mixes a composting windrow at Spurt Industry's composting facility in Wixom, Michigan. (Photo by Nick Hagen / Planet Detroit) This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a ...

BRATTLEBORO — Upgrades to a composting facility at the Windham Solid Waste Management District are being hailed for their innovation and efficiency. "These enhancements double this facility's ...