The best compost will provide all the nutrients and support needed for seeds and veg to grow and thrive, while the worst will leave you with meagre crops and feeble plants. But the only way to know if ...

“Composting is the human version of re-creating what Mother Nature does out in the wild”: mixing together organic materials to facilitate healthy decomposition, says Rebecca Louie, founder of ...

We tested the different types of compost bins, using them in the garden for a year to help you find the right one for your garden. Each bin has a detailed list of pros and cons for clarity and has ...

Composting can take place at many levels – backyard, block, neighborhood, schoolyard, community, and regional – and in urban, suburban, and rural areas. There are many methods and sizes. Large-scale ...

pit latrine without slab or open pit, twin pit or composting toilet, dry toilet and no facility or uses open space or field. We also included an individual-level question on mobile ownership or ...

“It still stands true that for most households in the U.S., there’s not an easy option for composting,” said Dana Gunders, president of ReFED, a U.S.-based nonprofit organization dedicated ...

Pupils in various government-aided primary schools in Budaka District risk contracting sanitation-related diseases due to the shortage of pit-latrines in most schools. The district has 59 ...

Turkana, Mandera and Migori counties have the highest number of residents who practice open defecation in fields, forests, bushes, lakes and rivers, and in open pits with no slabs– rather than using a ...

In a recent Guam Environmental Protection Agency board meeting, officials discussed ongoing efforts to expand composting programs as part of the island's waste reduction strategy.

A recent innovation in sanitation technology, this affordable adaptation of a traditional pit latrine uses composting worms to treat the waste in situ. The many potential benefits of this system ...