A landfill on fire doesn't only emit a horrid stench — it has devastating consequences for the environment, too. The culprit is methane, an often underestimated greenhouse gas produced in large part by food systems, organic waste and...

Going To Green - Compost Tea

If you underwent potty training, you definitely know the process of flushing the toilet, though you probably don't know how toilets work. Like the causes behind airline turbulence, what happens when you flush the toilet is likely...

This video explores five fun facts about compost.

This video is answering the question of what is composting.

It talks about waste/garbage, identifies solid and liquid wastes and classifies them as biodegradable and non-biodegradable.

All of us use water and in the process, a lot of it goes to waste. Whether it goes down drains, sewers or toilets, much of it ends up at a wastewater treatment plant where it undergoes rigorous cleaning before it flows back to the...

This video discusses the importance of material recycling in ecosystems, specifically focusing on the carbon and water cycles and the process of decomposition. It explains how plants play a crucial role in the carbon cycle by removing...

It explains the process of vermicomposting.

All of us use water and in the process, a lot of it goes to waste. Whether it goes down drains, sewers or toilets, much of it ends up at a wastewater treatment plant where it undergoes rigorous cleaning before it flows back to the...

This video explores the issue of plastic pollution and its impact on the environment, focusing on the challenges of recycling and waste management. It also highlights the struggles faced by a community living near a landfill, including...

Spun out of MIT in 2006, Cambrian Innovation is commercializing a portfolio of environmental solutions based on newly discovered electrically active microbes. By harnessing the power of bio-electricity and advances in electrochemistry,...

The lightweight, low-cost trains will be fuelled by biomethane, a renewable gas made from organic waste.

Organic waste pickup starts this week in Windsor-Essex and it's already got the attention of some peckish critters. CBC's Jason Viau reports.

Trash in neighbourhoods is one of the biggest complaints the city's 311 call centre hears about. And we're getting closer to organic waste collection, which means that garbage will be picked up less often.The CBC's Chris Ensing has the...

For 10 years, organic waste has been banned from Metro Vancouver landfills. But materials like vegetable scraps, which can be composted, are still the most common single item ending up there. As CBC’s Chad Pawson reports, local officials...

People in California are now required by law to separate their food waste from other rubbish for composting.

Waste management was a key topic at a public roundtable on climate change at Yellowknife’s city hall on Tuesday. The City of Yellowknife wants residents' input as it develops its next climate action plan. CBC’s Nadeer Hashmi has more.

Manila - July 4, 2007

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They say one man's trash is another one's treasure For a team of French cyclists in Nantes that trash is biodegradable and the treasure is compost

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