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You Can Compost Human Waste!

Oceans of sewage. Tapped-out water sources. Ever-costlier fertilizers. A flurry of recent studies warn of resource scarcity for the world’s cities. Fortunately, a growing legion of urban dwellers think the nutrients and water in their toilets are too valuable to flush...

US Composting Council Conference & Tradeshow COMPOST 2016

Our 24th Annual Conference and Tradeshow January 25-28, 2016 at the Hyatt Regency Join us at the world’s largest composting conference and exhibition for the organics management industry. Hear the latest from industry leaders about solving challenges in collecting...

On The Way To Zero Waste: SF Celebrates Garbage Landmark

The city of San Francisco is diverting 80 percent of all its waste away from landfills, Mayor Ed Lee announced today. Working with the city’s Department of the Environment and Recology, the city’s garbage collector, Lee has been pushing residents, businesses and...

San Francisco Mandatory Recycling and Composting Ordinance

The San Francisco Mandatory Recycling and Composting Ordinance (No. 100-09) is a local municipal ordinance requiring all persons located in San Francisco to separate their recyclables, compostables and landfilled trash and to participate in recycling and composting...

Time to Lead on Climate – November 9, 2015

Time to Lead on Climate Government and media leaders have lagged behind the most significant crisis of our generation: Climate Change. 2015 will conclude with another United Nations Climate Summit, as polar ice caps continue to melt. 2016 includes the election of a...

Racing to Zero

ABOUT :  Racing To Zero is a quick-moving, upbeat documentary presenting new solutions to the global problem of waste. By simply substituting the word RESOURCE for the word GARBAGE, a culture can be transformed, and a new wealth of industries can emerge. Three years...

The Full Scoop on Composting Poop

By Robert Pavlis on April 10, 2015 Human and animal waste is considered to be a good garden fertilizer in much of the world. In more civilized countries we call it ‘icky’. Can you compost urine and poop? Are there disease issues? Does it need to be composted...

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