With limited federal movement to advance composting, states are forging ahead with policies of their own. They are funding ...

By Liah Continentino As the holiday season arrives, so does a surge in food waste. A 2020 study by Penn State found that U.S.

According to the USDA, the average American throws away about 300 pounds of food waste a year. Compost Expert Jim Mullen said if that waste was recycled as compost, it could grow food for future ...

A number of cities around the world now sort their municipal trash, diverting organic matter into giant anaerobic composters that turn it into nutrient-rich soil. Such systems can be very expensive, ...

BERWYN, Ill. (CBS) – While it may look like garbage, composting is the process of recycling organic materials to fight food waste. If everyone in the U.S. composted, it would be like removing almost 8 ...

Montgomery County Environmental Services offers reminders of how to reduce holiday waste and recycle right during the busiest time of year.

Andersen has invented a device that tracks the decomposition of compost made of human feces, a function that he says could help improve environmental health all over the world. In earthquake-ravaged ...

Beginning January 3, 2026, and continuing through 6, Alachua County residents can drop off food waste at the County’s five ...

For most of the state, banana peels, chicken bones and leftover veggies won't have a place in California trashcans under the nation's largest mandatory residential food waste recycling program that's ...

Composting your food waste can help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and create nutrient-rich soil. Courtesy of Compost Collective KC Whether it’s stinky, moldy or just plain gross, most people don’t ...