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Biofeed is Chemical Free for Bees

Biofeed Has Always Been Chemical Free for Bees Hello to all our Biofeed friends who plant and care for fruit trees, crops, gardens, and flowers. It’s BEE time. With Spring approaching bees are already at work. Without these industrious little pollinators we would starve. We are sharing information from The Bee Conservancy to spread the word on how we can all do our part to support our bee ...

Mar. 4, 2021

By Biofeed Solutions, Inc.

Redexim Top-Brush provides worm cast solution at Brocket Hall Golf Club

Constructed on a heavy clay soil profile, the two 18-hole courses at Welwyn Garden City’s Brocket Hall Estate fell victim last year to what arguably has become one of the biggest challenges for fine turf managers – worm casts. Without available curative chemistry, Golf Course Manager John Moorhouse turned to his local dealer for advice who recommended the Redexim Top-Brush. Three ...

Feb. 23, 2021

By Charterhouse Turf Machinery Ltd

Jiffy O’Growblock now Ecocert

The Jiffy O’Growblock is now ECOCERT certified. ECOCERT strives to enable production processes that respect the environment, with better management of natural resources. This way, Ecocert stimulates socially responsible sectors that offer better product quality and safety. The Jiffy Growblock is the number one choice for all cut-flower and vegetable growers using hydroponic systems, ...

Nov. 13, 2020

By Jiffy Products International BV

Tiny Tom Crushes Cardboard for Compost in Australia

Trevor Whyte’s newest employee, TOM, is only 1.48 m tall and sends a text when he’s had enough. THE POST, a local Perth News Paper in Australia, recently published an article about TOM being busy crushing compostables to a seventh of their original volume at a beach café. The new Compact Cmpaction Colleague at The Orange Box Café Trevor, who owns The Orange Box ...

Nov. 6, 2020

By Orwak AB

Eco-Friendly Drinking Straws

We present the organic reed straw made for drinks, to completely replace plastic straws. The first good news is from the 1st of October 2020 a full ban on the single-use plastic in the U.K. has begun. The second good news it is will start in the E.U. 1st of January 2021. We created an organic straw from reed, it is the best quality product for hospitality industries. We can apply your logo, ...

Nov. 2, 2020

By SYNERGY

NNFCC joins 43 other signatories in open letter to UK government

This October, the British Standards Institute enacted a new specification, supporting the use of plastics containing additives to degradation. These plastics stand to exacerbate the global issue of microplastics and plastic pollution. As a result, NNFCC has jointly signed an open letter to the UK government calling for the immediate banning of these materials. 'From Blue Planet, to taxes on ...

Oct. 22, 2020

By NNFCC Ltd.

Composting community food waste in New York City

Here at Tidy Planet, we love shouting about the great food waste composting work we carry out not only in the UK but across the world – from the Maldives and Indonesia, to France and the USA. And we take pride in being a global-reaching organisation which helps companies to discover the benefits of on-site composting and, ultimately, close the food waste loop ...

Sep. 11, 2020

By Tidy Planet Limited

Tidy Planet exports Rocket Composter machinery into Australia

Organic waste and Waste-to-Energy solutions expert Tidy Planet is shipping its first ever Rocket Composter unit to Australia, where it will help a not-for-profit community farm to divert 200-300 kg of food and green wastes from landfill per day. The global partnership – facilitated by Tidy Planet’s exclusive Australian distributor, Eco Guardians – will see the A900 In-Vessel ...

Jul. 28, 2020

By Tidy Planet Limited

Get Growing this Summer

Even mid-way through June, it’s not too late to start growing some of your own food this season. Growing a garden in your yard, your windowsill, or at any other scale can be empowering. And it doesn’t have to be an overwhelming venture! Episode 3 of Dirt Rich is a bite-sized listen to help get you started in a manageable, enjoyable way. Kent Solberg shares his top tips for starting a ...

Jun. 20, 2020

By Sustainable Farming Association of Minnesota

National Geographic: Explorers in the Field visits SOIL

“What if your faucet had no clean water coming out of it and no way for human waste to get out?” As many classrooms move online, National Geographic brings the reality of the global sanitation crisis to screens around the world. And, they do it by bringing viewers to Haiti where they meet with SOIL’s Sasha Kramer to learn about the historical context for Haiti’s lack of ...

May 28, 2020

By SOIL Haiti

SOIL Chosen as Editors’ Pick in the Food Planet Prize

We have exciting news. SOIL’s team has been chosen as Editors’ Pick in The Curt Bergfor’s Food Planet Prize! SOIL has been recognized for its particular achievements in the category of Land Use and Agriculture for our innovative circular economy sanitation solution which promotes climate resiliency, protects ecosystems, restores soil fertility, and ultimately: nurtures ...

May 27, 2020

By SOIL Haiti

Meet Marckindy, SOIL’s Composting Supervisor

A couple of months ago we sat down with Marckindy Etienne, SOIL’s Composting Supervisor, to talk about his work, his connection to SOIL, and his thoughts on the role sanitation and compost can play in Haiti’s future. Marckindy has been a part of the SOIL family since his first internship in 2012, and he’s known of SOIL for even longer through his brother, Job (SOIL’s ...

May 22, 2020

By SOIL Haiti

New 42,000 tonne garden waste shredding target for Levenseat

Total waste management specialist Levenseat Ltd has installed a new UNTHA S40 shredder as the Lanark-based business gears up to process 42,000 tonnes of garden and food waste mix, over the coming year. The eco-conscious organisation – headquartered in Forth, Lanark – was already equipped to handle an array of waste streams including MSW, bulky transfer station waste, street sweepings ...

Apr. 20, 2020

By UNTHA UK LTD

First QAS certificate in Finland

The certificates were awarded to the following six compost products produced by Helsingin seudun ympäristöpalvelut -kuntayhtymä HSY (eng. Helsinki Region Environmental Services Authority HSY). The name of the products are: Metsäpirtin Biojätekomposti Metsäpirtin Maanparannuskomposti Metsäpirtin Puutarhakomposti Metsäpirtin Tuorekomposti ...

Mar. 23, 2020

By European Compost Network ECN/ORBIT e.V

M&C Anderson Pullets Recognized for Environmental Excellence by USPOULTRY

M&C Anderson Pullets ofSioux Rapids, Iowa,was one of sixfarms across the United States to receive U.S. Poultry & Egg Association’sFamily Farm Environmental Excellence Award during the 2020International Production & Processing Expoin Atlanta. U.S. Poultry & Egg Association (USPOULTRY) sponsors the annual awards in recognition of exemplary environmental stewardship by family ...

Mar. 2, 2020

By U.S. Poultry & Egg Association

C3 Farms and Poultry, LLC, Recognized for Environmental Excellence by Us Poultry

TUCKER, Ga. –Feb. 26, 2020–C3 Farms and Poultry, LLC,ofCaldwell, Texas,was one of sixfarms across the United States to receive U.S. Poultry & Egg Association’sFamily Farm Environmental Excellence Award during the 2020International Production & Processing Expoin Atlanta. U.S. Poultry & Egg Association (USPOULTRY) sponsors the annual awards in recognition of exemplary ...

Feb. 26, 2020

By U.S. Poultry & Egg Association

Lambertson Family Farms Recognized for Environmental Excellence by USPOULTRY

TUCKER, Ga. –Feb.21, 2020 –Lambertson Family Farms of Pocomoke, Maryland, was one of six farms across the United States to receive U.S. Poultry & Egg Association’s Family Farm Environmental Excellence Award during the 2020 International Production & Processing Expo in Atlanta. U.S. Poultry & Egg Association (USPOULTRY) sponsors the annual awards in recognition of ...

Feb. 21, 2020

By U.S. Poultry & Egg Association

bio-plastic, PLA

Bioplastics are an alternative to thermoplastic materials from the fossil industry. Composed of vegetable carbon (obtained by processing corn starch, potato), bioplastics are biodegradable. These materials can be composted. These bioplastics are an alternative to ABS or Polycarbonate; they have the same mechanical properties (service life, hardness). The drawback is the limited heat resistance of ...

Feb. 19, 2020

By Moulding injection

Charterhouse Turf Machinery launch the next generation of Verti-Drain at BTME 2020

Charterhouse Turf Machinery used BTME 2020 as a platform to launch what is considered to be the ‘next generation’ of their renowned Verti-Drain range. Offering a 1.9m working width, the new Verti-Drain 2519 is set to become the tool of choice for turf managers looking for a high-productivity aerator. The 2519 model incorporates the very best of Redexim precision design and ...

Jan. 23, 2020

By Charterhouse Turf Machinery Ltd

SOCIETY Magazine: Completing the Poop Loop

As part of a reporting program devoted supporting innovative development journalists, Grégoire Belhoste and William Thorp spent time with SOIL at our Port-au-Prince facility last year to better understand the history and process of SOIL’s regenerative urban sanitation service. The beautiful feature piece in Society Magazine explores SOIL’s history, the “poop loop” ...

Jan. 20, 2020

By SOIL Haiti

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