Unpleasant smells can be prevented by controlling the amount of food waste added to the bin and avoiding meat or bones.

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Most of it,he says, could be paid for by reducing waste in the existing health care system.

VOA: special.2009.09.12

The worm's waste, or castings, should be ready to use as compost within two to six months.

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A big part of her job will be to look for ways to cut government waste.

VOA: special.2009.01.09

It could be sawdust or agricultural waste like grain hulls, cocoa or coffee shells.

VOA: special.2009.06.22

And lead amounts can be especially high near industrial areas and waste dumps.

VOA: special.2009.06.09

All waste material must be carried out of the canyon.

VOA: special.2009.10.07

"I wanted to focus on what seems to me to be a most egregious waste of money.

VOA: standard.2009.06.18

No liquid oil waste will be dumped. Jeremy O'Brien sees no problem with this strategy.

VOA: standard.2010.08.05

But he said steps must be taken to stop waste and abuse in the system.

VOA: standard.2009.07.28

Allen Hershkowitz with the Natural Resources Defense Council, a private environmental group, says air quality around landfill sites must be carefully checked when oil-contaminated waste is added to normal household trash.

VOA: standard.2010.08.05

He also repeated pledges that health care reform can be achieved without adding to the federal deficit, saying savings will be achieved by eliminating hundreds of billions of dollars in waste and abuse.

VOA: standard.2009.09.10

While many developing-world communities might not be ready for Hunt's runoff management model, Urbonas believes it is important for them to be aware of the pollutants present in stormwater even as they learn to manage their community's waste water.

VOA: standard.2010.08.04

Spokesman Ken Haldin says a combination of testing by BP, the Environmental Protection Agency and landfill operators, including Waste Management, should ensure that debris from the oil cleanup can safely be added to household waste in these facilities.

VOA: standard.2010.08.05