In the city of Durham, North Carolina, roughly 30% of the garbage residents throw away is compostable. Two-thirds of that is food scraps (the rest comes from paper products). The problem: Like most ...

A competition to invent a new, better bin was launched last year by the Philadelphia Food Policy Advisory Council, which is overseen by the Mayor’s Office of Sustainability Tony Guido explains ...

After nearly 25 years, Prince Edward Island's compost system is set to be replaced and modernized. The system, located at Island Waste Management Corporation's central composting facility in ...

ROCHESTER, Minn — Volunteers from throughout the city of Rochester came out strong for an agricultural compost build day, which months from now will be used by immigrant farmers to feed and support ...

Sami Grover is a writer and self-described “environmental do-gooder,” now advising community organizations. From taking my compost with me when I moved house, to composting the waste produced by the ...

According to Marcus Bridgewater, composting is a lot like driving a car. “You can say driving is just about getting in the car and pressing the gas pedal,” the gardener, CEO of Choice Forward, and ...

You might think it odd that we’d start an article about compost toilets by stating that no such thing exists. But they don’t. Composting is a specific process, one that occurs under specific ...

Kate Nevins, a residential landscape designer, is accustomed to getting her hands dirty. But when she found a free compost tumbler through a local Facebook group last spring, she took the opportunity ...

If taking care of the planet is one of your goals for 2024, there are many things you can do on an individual level to be more sustainable. You can use eco-friendly products like Swedish dishcloths, ...