Compost Toilets—Circulate Without Flushing! Passing the Baton of Life Without Using Water[Previous Summary]In Volume 12, we ...

Septic tank waste disposal systems have a delicate equilibrium that helps to break down solid waste, while releasing effluent into the drain field soil where the natural filtration processes remove ...

A new critical review finds that combining biochar with compost can improve soil health, but claims of synergistic climate benefits remain largely unproven and highly context-dependent.

Smart use of bacteria is helping Fruita's public works department turn sewage into something useful. Roughly one million gallons of wastewater flowing into the Wastewater Reclamation Facility every ...

Most Australian food waste ends up in landfill. Rotting in the absence of oxygen produces methane, a potent greenhouse gas. While some facilities capture this “landfill gas” to produce energy, or burn ...