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It’s not yet the norm here in the States, but if this new sugar-based plastic actually takes off, composting might become as widespread as it is elsewhere–because this stuff, unlike current ...

CAIRO: Using old banana trees to make compost may help boost crop yields while cutting down water and fertiliser use, according to an Egyptian researcher. Banana-based fertiliser could cut about 20 ...

About 15 feet off the ground, Todd Knief stands atop a metal structure surrounded by piles of unprocessed compost. Almost without thinking, he yanks a plastic toy ball off a conveyor belt and tosses ...

UW materials science and engineering doctoral student Mallory Parker works with the new bioplastic. (Mark Stone/University of Washington) A new bioplastic turns into compost as quickly as a banana ...