Feb. 14—Farmers across Washington already spread thousands of tons of fertilizer from human waste on their crops each year, but there’s a major blind spot when it comes to potential contaminants.

Biochar made from corn cobs can remove microplastics and ammonia from water, offering a low-cost, reusable filter made from ...

In the last century, synthetic fertilizers have changed the face of the planet. The current world population might be halved ...

While most Americans don’t farm, they do contribute to agriculture by buying food at stores and restaurants. And about half of us make an additional donation in the form of fertilizer. With spring at ...

Bare-handed, Cassie Marshall and her young daughter planted flowers using a common fertilizer. The Camas woman didn't realize until later that there was a hidden threat: The fertilizer was loaded with ...

This story was originally published by Investigate Midwest. The cool morning spring breeze hit Saundra Traywick “like a punch to the face.” Walking through her wooded 38-acre donkey farm in central ...

CHESTER COUNTY, S.C. — Iris Dickerson remembers the smell of burning human waste when she served as an Army captain in Afghanistan. She smelled it in the streets there, but she never thought she'd ...

PCC Natural Markets is unveiling Tuesday a new alternative for dealing with food waste at its Issaquah location. For the past two years, the local grocery co-op has been working with WISErg, a ...

Whirlpool’s Zera Food Recycler will make a composter out of anyone. If you fill up a new “food recycler” with food scraps, 24 hours later you’ll have fertilizer you can use outside. “Our goal is to ...

Disney's massive theme park complex in Orlando, Florida is a sight to behold -- and it includes a ton of restaurants that generate a formidable amount of food waste on a daily basis. That waste could ...