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Organics make up a large share of municipal waste and the town of Basalt is working to divert food and yard waste through a residential drop-off location for composting. “The number one [goal] is to ...

A local ag company has opened a large composting facility in northwest Kern County that's expected to process up to 60,000 ...

Kate Nevins, a residential landscape designer, is accustomed to getting her hands dirty. But when she found a free compost tumbler through a local Facebook group last spring, she took the opportunity ...

This time last year, my slow crawl toward living more sustainably led me to start composting at home. But perhaps to the chagrin of my farming grandparents, I had no plans to do it myself. Instead, I ...

One ASU student's commitment to establishing sustainable practices in her own residence hall has since transformed into a project that will soon reach all on-campus students. Taylor Bakeman, an ASU ...

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