Composting | Grist

Ah, the sweet smell of composting putrescents

Black (fly) magic 5
Posted 3 weeks, 4 days ago Black soldier fly larvae are all the rage in composting, and the star performer in a new kind of "ultimate vermicomposting" system.
Clip 'n' save

This Halloween, cut flesh for the climate 2
Posted 3 weeks, 4 days ago Still stumped about how to decorate your place this Halloween? Use Grist's handy pumpkin-carving PDFs to make jack-o'-lanterns that will awe, amaze, and quite possibly confound your friends!
Ask Umbra’s video advice on greening your campus 3
Posted 2 months, 2 weeks ago
Prison Break

Washington state prisons pursue sustainable practices, green-collar job training 5
Posted 3 months ago
Can prisons save money and the environment while rehabilitating lives? Washington's Sustainable Prisons Project aims to find out.
Silk Ilk

Ask Umbra on corn plastic 19
Posted 3 months, 1 week ago
You've probably seen corn plastic sprouting up as an alternative to regular plastic -- but do you know which eeeevil company makes it? Umbra puts her ear to the ground to dig up the truth.
Leachy Keen

Ask Umbra on food disposal 3
Posted 5 months, 1 week ago
If you can't (or won't) compost, is sending your scraps down the drain just as good? Umbra chews over the matter.
Flushed Away

For some eco-pioneers, solving the sludge problem means getting their hands dirty 7
Posted 6 months, 2 weeks ago
Part 3 in Grist's special series on poop: It's called "humanure," and a small group of green revolutionaries want you to learn all about it by joining the composting toilet revolution.
Insert Teabagging Joke Here

Green Tea Party 3
Posted 7 months, 1 week ago
It's Tax Day, but since our eco-advice on that front is pretty straightforward (save paper and file online!), we thought we'd focus instead on the other event that's brewing: the "tea parties" planned across the nation.
'Simple' sanitation

In India, leading a lavatory revolution 0
Posted 7 months, 3 weeks ago
There's a lot to learn at the Sulabh International Museum of Toilets -- for starters, how one man improved the lives of millions.
Snot Your Problem

Umbra on composting mucus and other conundra 2
Posted 7 months, 3 weeks ago
A semi-annual sweep of Umbra's inbox reveals a crop of curious questions.
Into the Wild

Umbra on tossing food waste 23
Posted 2 years, 1 month ago
Weed 'Em and Reap

Umbra on composting weeds 0
Posted 3 years, 6 months ago
Pad Influence

Umbra on composting feminine products 5
Posted 3 years, 11 months ago
Rake's Progress

Ask Umbra on autumn leaves 1
Posted 4 years, 2 months ago
With summer slinking away and fall breezing in, we revisit Umbra's best advice for dealing with autumn leaves.