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  2. School garden - Wikipedia

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    The first of these is nature study. There is no better way of bringing children into contact with plant life than by raising flowers and vegetables in the garden. The children get out of doors, prepare the soil, plant the seed, observe the growth of plants, cultivate them through the season, and finally observe the growth and ripening of the fruit.

  3. Green waste - Wikipedia

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    Many communities, especially in the United Kingdom, have initiated green waste recycling and collection programs in order to decrease the amount of biodegradable materials in landfills. [1] Communities are provided with, or can provide their own, compost receptacles that they fill with plant and food remains, which are then emptied on a regular ...

  4. Compost - Wikipedia

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    Compost is a mixture of ingredients used as plant fertilizer and to improve soil's physical, chemical, and biological properties. It is commonly prepared by decomposing plant and food waste, recycling organic materials, and manure.

  5. Recycling in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The Stanolind Recycling Plant was in operation as early 1947. [32] Another early recycling mill was Waste Techniques, built in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania in 1972. [citation needed] Waste Techniques was sold to Frank Keel in 1978, and resold to BFI in 1981. Woodbury, New Jersey, was the first city in the United States to mandate recycling. [33]

  6. When to water plants and other beginner gardening questions ...

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    We're loving our gardens right now, but we're not quite sure how to look after them.

  7. Nutrient cycle - Wikipedia

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    The model for ecological recycling agriculture adheres to the following principals: Protection of biodiversity. Use of renewable energy. Recycling of plant nutrients. [24] Where produce from an organic farm leaves the farm gate for the market the system becomes an open cycle and nutrients may need to be replaced through alternative methods.

  8. Environmental issues - Wikipedia

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    Levels of air pollution rose during the Industrial Revolution, sparking the first modern environmental laws to be passed in the mid-19th century. The environmental movement (sometimes referred to as the ecology movement) is a social movement that aims to protect the natural world from harmful environmental practices in order to create ...

  9. Study raises questions about plastic pollution's effect on ...

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    The Italian study has weaknesses, but is likely to draw attention to the debate over the problem of plastic pollution. Most plastic waste is never recycled and breaks down into these particles.