Canadian Sphagnum peat moss is very absorbent and can retain up to 20 times its weight in moisture. Also, it does an excellent job of slowly releasing water as your plants need it & drying out feces ...

A woman sitting on a compost toilet/Instagram Screenshot/tofutess It's not often that you would find people opting to use their own poop to make compost, but guess what, it's a thing.

Whole or carved pumpkins make excellent compost, but not all pumpkins should be composted. Every year, about 1.3 billion pumpkins are thrown in the trash in the United States. However, carved ...

“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 ...

Adding compost to light, sandy soil helps it hold moisture and nutrients. Adding it to heavy soil improves drainage. Contain your compost in some type of structure 3 to 5 feet wide. Put your compost ...

Composting is good for lawns (as well as for gardens): While compost has been a mainstay for enriching garden soil, homeowners are learning that compost can be incredibly useful for their lawns when ...

(Instagram) She said that when she first approached the idea of having a compost toilet, she had horrifying flashbacks about drop-loos, but this experience has been nothing like that. The compost ...

Whether you have a big garden or live in a cozy apartment, composting is totally doable with a few basic tools and a little bit of know-how. And as you already know, it is one of the most eco ...

PINCKNEY — Sam Baghdadchi hopes a composting system at Pinckney Community High School will inspire future generations of students to practice sustainability. Baghdadchi, a senior at PCHS ...

There is no need for water or electricity, and unlike some compost toilets, no additional material, such as sawdust, needs to be added. Regulations require that the contents of eco-toilets ...

If the supply has contact with poo or giardia, outbreaks of sickness can occur and spread easily. Use a compostable bag and a poo pot or poo tube to transport your poo to the next long-drop or ...