Five years ago was the official start of Rice University's composting program, and today, Rice is the No. 1 composter in ...

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WM’s new Organics Composting Facility in Anderson means curbside pickup of food scraps is expanding in the North State.

The new facility will help keep things like pumpkins, pizza boxes and spoiled food items out of the landfill, and instead be ...

We left our city lives behind to live off-grid at the top of a mountain in Spain. After two years of renovating an old stone ...

FRANKLIN TWP — Everyone who has kitchen scraps, grass clippings and fallen leaves can easily parlay those seemingly disposable resources into a rich, nutrient-filled addition to their flower and ...

If you’re looking to reduce waste and create nutrient-rich soil for your garden, composting at home is a simple and effective way to do it. Composting is the natural process of breaking down organic ...

A 17-year-old York Suburban student wants to build community, reduce waste in landfills, and enrich the soil through a new community compost bin project. For Alexia Purkanto, it began with a compost ...

Food waste amounts to 92 billion pounds annually, according to the nonprofit group Feeding America. Though food doesn’t last forever, throwing scraps in the trash doesn’t have to be your only option.

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 ...

Sign up for The Morning Report with all your must-read news for the day. San Diegans throw enough trash into green bins meant for organic waste that the city paid to ...

Lack of outdoor space shouldn’t stop you from composting. Here’s how to get started. Composting helps reduce methane emissions by turning food scraps and other waste into a nutrient-rich fertilizer ...