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Composting Fines for Buildings Are Back on in New York City

“There’s a lot more than just writing tickets that needs to be done to make this program solid and work in the long run,” one advocate says.

By Lauren Dalban

A compost bin sits outside a building in Queens, New York City. Credit: Jake Bolster/Inside Climate News
When her son died suddenly, Stephanie Burris of Colorado chose to have his body turned into compost that she scattered around a tree in their yard, houseplants, their favorite trails and family burial plots. Credit: Michael Kodas/Inside Climate News

A Growing Movement Looks to Decarbonize Death

By Emily Payne

A woman drops off food scraps at a city compost collection site in Queens, New York. Credit: Lindsey Nicholson/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Curbside ‘Composting’ Is Finally Citywide in New York. Or Is It?

By Jake Bolster

Standing in his composting site at the Filbert Street Garden in Curtis Bay, Marvin Hayes shows off what he calls 'Black Gold' -- the end product derived from turning food scraps and yard trim into compost, which is well documented to protect the environment, sequester carbon and make communities resilient. Credit: Aman Azhar/Inside Climate News

Marvin Hayes Is Spreading ‘Compost Fever’ in Baltimore’s Neighborhoods. He Thinks it Might Save the City.

By Aman Azhar

Part-time worker Kenneth Moss, animal caretaker Charles DeBarber and collective founder Marvin Hayes pose in front of a mural in the Filbert Street Community garden on Nov. 2, 2021. Two turkeys, Archie and Teka, also wanted their pictures taken. Credit: Agya K. Aning

A Bridge to Composting and Clean Air in South Baltimore

By Agya K. Aning

In Washington state, a funeral home is offering human composting. After 30 days, a body turns to soil, and can be laid to rest in a forest. Credit Karen Bleier/AFP via Getty Images

Warming Trends: Composting the Dead to Help Soils and the Climate, Musk’s Contest to Clean Carbon From the Atmosphere and Posters for Holidays on Flooded Shorelines

By Katelyn Weisbrod

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