Even sustainable shoes usually have plastic soles. But the S-Wave’s soles are made out of a new bioplastic that’s entirely biodegradable. If you pick up a pair of the newest sneakers from Stella ...

Of course, being composted after death is not for everybody. For example, the California Catholic Conference objects to the new law. The methods involved, it said in a statement, “reduce the human ...

Cardboard falls under the list of items that can’t be composted, but there is a catch. Food-grade cardboard, like a pizza box, can be composted but also recycled, according to the DSNY.

Make sure the manure is composted, or have a plan to compost it by adding carbonaceous material like straw, dried leaves or wood shavings to the manure, at a ratio of 30:1.

But the perception that communities recycle “most types of items” obscures the markedly different rates at which various types of waste actually are recycled or composted. According to our analysis of ...

Question: I got a load of “composted” horse manure for my garden from my friend. It looks to me that it isn’t really composted all the way as there are “apples” of manure in it.

Make sure the manure is composted, or have a plan to compost it by adding carbonaceous material like straw, dried leaves or wood shavings to the manure, at a ratio of 30:1.

Composted biosolids, municipal solid waste, and yard trimmings have all been investigated as possible components for use in bedding, landscape and foliage plant production.

Adding composted biosolids rich with iron, manganese and organic matter to a lead-contaminated home garden in Baltimore appears to have bound the lead so it is less likely to be absorbed by the ...