When a compost pile is built correctly, you shouldn’t have many problems with flies. In fact, The Composting Handbook notes that composting is a great way to reduce the number of flies on farms. What’s more, a few flies are not really a problem. In fact, they can even provide a benefit for the compost […]
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If you have access to a lot of hair, you’re in luck. Hair is high in nitrogen and has excellent water retention ability. Before composting, hair can contain both heavy metals and chemicals from treatments. However, multiple studies show that despite this the final result makes great compost. This may be partly down to the
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15th March, 2023 Across the world, millions of tonnes of human and pet hair waste are discarded every year. Recycling and re-use accounts for just a fraction of that. Current waste disposal of human waste varies across the world and causes a number of problems. Source: Gupta, Human Hair “Waste” and Its Utilization: Gaps and
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Definition Anaerobic composting is a form of composting that requires little to no oxygen. In fact, just as aerobic means with air, anaerobic means without air. In the process, anaerobic bacteria, i.e. bacteria that do not need air, turn organic material into compost. They also release gases, which include large amounts of methane. The process
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12/03/22 Six different states in the U.S. have legalized human composting over the past half a decade, allowing family members to compost their loved ones remains into healthy soil. However, it has also been met with criticism. New York was the latest state to permit the unique practice, approving regulations on January 1, 2023. Washington
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If you read much about soil or compost, you’ll soon come across references to salts. This doesn’t necessarily mean the table salt (aka sodium chloride) you have in the kitchen. A salt can be any substance that is made up of ions. For example, sodium chloride is made up of sodium ions and chloride ions.
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Yorkshire Tea Bags are my first choice when it comes to tea. It’s not just because my dad is from Yorkshire (although admittedly he does insist on buying them). I prefer the strong taste to other teas, and I am also impressed by the work they have done for the environment. So I’ve always been
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Over the last ten years, I’ve only experienced a handful of instances where compost smelled really bad. What’s more, those have usually been times when I’ve been experimenting with far-out methods. Most normal people don’t experiment with different ways to compost fish, or try different compost mixtures with black bag composting! Of course, compost does
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To grow food in our modern civilization, we mine phosphate and potassium. We ship them across the world. We lose some, and use a lot of energy, in the process. These minerals are essential for making artificial fertilizers – fertilizers that have changed the world! Multiple times we have feared that our world faced mass
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4th March 2023 As companies strive to develop biodegradable plastic packaging that promises to be better for the environment than traditional plastics, experts warn of potential environmental risks and wasteful consumption. Bacardi’s biodegradable spirits bottles, Skittles compostable wrappers and designer water bottles are just a few examples of such packaging being developed. Some argue that
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