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Compost

July 2024

  • Flowering verbena grow near court 8 on the second day of the 2024 Wimbledon championships.

    Wimbledon gardeners reuse coffee grounds in sustainability bid

    More plans afoot for compostable food use, says head gardener, as tournament commits to wildlife ‘net gain’ by 2030

April 2024

  • Arit Anderson sitting on a small sofa, talking into a microphone, against a backdrop of cut logs and branches

    ‘It can be done’: peat-free garden to feature at Hampton Court flower show

  • A person seen from the waist down adding compost to a garden bed using a spade and wheelbarrow

    ‘Get rid of your green waste bin and let leaves rot into the soil,’ says garden expert

February 2024

  • Compost collection at the Greenmarket in Union Square in New York

    Our unequal earth
    What a waste: New York City budget cuts eviscerate community composting groups

    City’s waffling on food scrap programs not only harms environment but also hinders participation in waste management schemes

December 2023

  • Compostable and recyclable takeaway coffee cups on top of overflowing litter bin in Glasgow, Scotland.

    The age of extinction
    UK ad watchdog to crack down on ‘biodegradable’ and ‘recyclable’ claims

    Consumers were angry and dismayed when they found out the truth about these terms, says an ASA study

November 2023

  • Image of light-skinned hand holding dirt, next to a white plastic machine on a wooden counter next to a terra cotta pot.

    Our unequal earth
    Are electric ‘composters’ the solution for food waste? Or a waste of time

    The expensive appliances claim to eliminate kitchen food waste by turning it to instant compost. But experts are skeptical

October 2023

  • Matt Collins among the annuals and perennials crammed into his small garden.

    Fall at your feet: five easy and affordable autumn gardening tasks

    From planting bulbs to making fertiliser, these jobs will sow the seeds for a plot to be proud of next year

August 2023

  • A smart compost bin in Manhattan. The contents go to an anaerobic digester at a wastewater treatment plant.

    Our unequal earth
    US cities say they turn food waste into compost. Is it a problem when they don’t?

    The scraps in your bin marked ‘compost’ may end up as methane. Here’s what that means

May 2023

  • ‘Dark, rich, sticky, maybe even chocolatey’ … the texture of luxury compost.

    £20 for a tiny bag of poo?! What really goes into luxury compost

    There is a growing market for artisanal compost made with love, dung and integrity. But can it ever really be worth it?

January 2023

  • It’s time to multiply those plants you already love, such as hellebores.

    How to start a sustainable, affordable garden – right now

  • US-DEATH-ENVIRONMENT-RETURN HOME<br>A demonstration "vessel" for the deceased is pictured (R) among the other vessels during a tour of the Return Home funeral home which specializes in human composting in Auburn, Washington on March 14, 2022. - Washington in 2019 became the first in the United States to make it a legal alternative to cremation. (Photo by Jason Redmond / AFP) (Photo by JASON REDMOND/AFP via Getty Images)

    New York governor legalizes human composting after death

November 2022

  • compostable plastic bag in compost heap

    The age of extinction
    ‘It’s greenwash’: most home compostable plastics don’t work, says study

    Materials put into domestic compost are failing to disintegrate after six months – the only solution is to use less

October 2022

  • Wormery on the balcony

    You be the judge
    You be the judge: should my partner get rid of our lockdown wormery?

  • DSNY worker Andrew Bata closes a brown bin’s latch while carrying bags of organics to the truck.

    America's dirty divide
    New York City kicks off borough-wide curbside composting for the first time

September 2022

  • A rat sniffs a box with food in it on the platform at the Herald Square subway station in New York City.

    Rats to the rescue: could pesky rodents finally get New Yorkers composting?

    Campaigners hope to harness revulsion at booming rat numbers to expand composting services throughout the city and cut waste

January 2022

  • Worms

    ‘An easy solution for our waste’: DIY worm farming hits UK homes

    Social enterprise wins grant to send out composting worms that can turn waste into high-grade fertiliser

October 2021

  • Peat extraction workings at Hillhouse, Broken Cross Muir in Lanarkshire, Scotland.

    Peat-based compost used by UK public bodies despite proposed ban

    Forestry England among organisations still buying peat, which is UK’s biggest natural store of CO2

June 2021

  • Succulents ready for planting into large shell container full of soil

    James Wong on gardens
    A growing concern: peat is bad for the planet – and for plants

    It contains little to no nutrients and requires constant work. There’s simply no reason to continue using peat

April 2021

  • Lucie the Golden Retriever checks out a compost bag dispenser at Port Elliot dog park

    Australian dogs poo the weight of the Sydney Harbour Bridge each month. Where should it go?

  • Sweetpea plants ready to be planted out at an allotment

    The Guardian view on peat: keep it in the ground

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