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Blending kitchen scraps with water makes quick compost to feed plants. Chop up and freeze compostable kitchen waste to make large batches. Pour blender compost around plants, or into trenches, compost ...

Rubbish bags are something most of us use regularly, they're a part of every day life in households across New Zealand. More people than ever are aware of the benefits of separating waste into ...

The bin liner dilemma: eco options for lining your garbage bin, including how to make your own origami newspaper bag. #PlasticFreeJuly If you have been using plastic bags from your supermarket shop to ...

While single-use bags labeled as compostable are an alternative for plastic bags, they are not to be disposed of in the green bins used to collect compostable waste, including food scraps and yard ...