Do Countertop “Composters” Actually Produce Compost?
Ron Alexander writes about a study conducted to compare countertop food dehydrators to commercial composting of food scraps: A recent study processed a consistent mixture of food scraps in different electric food scrap processing appliances, [...]
Clearing Up Misconceptions about PFAS in Biosolids
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances have been in the news a lot recently. Commonly known as PFAS, these synthetic chemicals are manufactured for use in a wide variety of products across many industries. Several claims have [...]
Custom Soil Blending at the Pratt Institute
Naturcycle not only manufactures our own line of excellent engineered soil and green roof media products, but we also provide custom blending services to meet the design criteria of landscape architects. At the [...]
Today is World Green Roof Day! #WGRD2024
Thursday, June 6th, 2024, is World Green Roof Day. One of the most promising tools to protect and enhance our environment, particularly in urban areas, green roofs offer many different benefits, including mitigating the heat [...]
Naturcycle Founder & President Charles Duprey Elected Vice Chair of CREF
The Compost Research & Education Foundation (CREF) is a non-profit organization that advocates for compost and composters nationwide “to advance composting technologies, practices, and beneficial uses that support resource conservation and economic and environmental sustainability.” [...]
Urban Agriculture Research at the Boston Medical Center Rooftop Farm
Rooftop farming has seen increasing adoption in major cities across the United States. As a leading manufacturer of green roof media designed specifically for urban agriculture, Naturcycle implemented a research experiment at the Boston Medical [...]
