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Recompose artist's rendering

Going green — after death

Lifestyle & Belief

For most of recent human history, we’ve opted for burial and cremation. Washington State residents now have a new green option: human composting — also known as natural organic reduction.

Power From Food Scraps

Bullitt Foundation opens new building in Seattle that redefines environmentally-friendly

Environment

Boston man launches urban composting program

Environment

Compostable products create recycling conundrum

Environment
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How manure can save humanity

Business, Economics and Jobs

High oil and gas prices are driving up the price of chemical fertilizer. One man believes manure management could save humanity from the crisis.

Zero Waste Atlanta

Eco activist and restaurateur Laura Turner Seydel speaks on greening the restaurant and hospitality industry. From organic food to replacing plastic straws with paper ones, there are a lot of things the restaurant and industry can do to become more sustainable.

One of a fleet of trucks in the Bangalore area that brings untreated sewage from homes to farms, to be used as fertilizer.

Recycled lunch: Using human waste to grow food, and fight climate change

Environment

Synthetic fertilizers contribute mightily to climate change. So now there’s a growing push in India to return to the ancient practice of using human waste as fertilizer, but with modern sanitary safeguards.

The Importance of Phosphorus in the Global Food Supply

Global Politics

Phosphorus is a vital element for producing food and now its price is rising causing concern about both supply and pollution.

Waste Not-Composting Toilets in Haiti

Environment

The World’s Amy Bracken reports from Haiti on efforts to use composting toilets to address a host of public health and environmental problems. The story is the third part of this week’s Toilet Tales series.

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