At the urging of the plastics industry, the USDA is considering allowing materials such as bioplastic cups, coffee pods and compostable plastic bags into the organic compost waste stream. Farmers and ...

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The bags most Montrealers use to line their compost bins are actually making it more difficult to compost what they contain, according to the director of the landfill that handles most of the city's ...

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The Compost Facility at the Muscatine Transfer Station will open for the season at 9 a.m. March 22, weather permitting, so ...