Looking for a water-free, eco-friendly toilet solution, or need something off the grid? We dive into the pros and cons of ...

Plants grow around a golden toilet in a garden used to demonstrate the utility of recycled wastewater. (Photo by Loren Elliott / AFP) Environmentally friendly compostable toilets are increasingly ...

There was a unforeseen hole in the District’s compost pilot program that launched in fall of 2023. The white compost buckets issued to the 9,000 households participating in the project were ...

The encapsulin underpinning this research was first identified, through separate findings by US researchers, in bacteria found in a compost heap in 2019. Dr. Szyszka's team re-engineered the newly ...

Weeks after the New York City Sanitation Department started enforcing new composting rules, officials say they are pausing some of the fines. Many New Yorkers have complained that figuring out how ...

These fines are getting trashed. The city is backing off on heavy monetary penalties for those who fail to compost their garbage — marking a major rollback less than three weeks after the ...

Compost tea is nothing more than a large “tea bag” filled with finished compost steeped in water. This colorful compost is ready to be tucked into a bag (a pillowcase will work) to soak in ...

A toilet fill valve is a component located inside the toilet tank that regulates the flow of water coming into the tank from ...

Traditional composting often fails due to low lignocellulose degradation efficiency and the persistence of pathogens and antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs). Additionally, the use of antibiotics ...

NEW YORK CITY (WCBS/WLNY) — Just weeks after New York City started enforcing its new compost rules, officials say they are pausing some of the fines. Mayor Eric Adams’ office said in a ...

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