By Ellen Bell Platinum Quality Author Composting has occurred since plants first existed on the earth. When leaves and fruit fall from trees, and when plants die, they drop to the ground, enriching

Many municipal composting programs are promoting and distributing composters in their communities. Unfortunately, the money invested can be wasted in some urban areas. In an urban setting, municipa

Prepared by: Mitch Renkow, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics and A. Robert Rubin, Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering Currently there is widespread interes

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The Compostng Council of Canada is a national non-profit, member-driven organization with a charter to advocate and advance composting and compost usage. It serves as the central resource and network

The USCC is a national, non-profit trade and professional organization promoting the recycling of organic materials through composting. The USCC is the only national organization committed to the adva

A number of states across the nation have implemented yard waste composting programs. Yard trimmings and food residuals together constitute 24 percent of the U.S. municipal solid waste stream. That