An orange peel hits the trash—and just like that, valuable plant fuel gets tossed away. That moment happens every day in ...

The howls on social media have been fierce since the state started mandating that food waste stay out of garbage destined for the landfill. But here’s a confession from a longtime composter: Putting ...

Why upstream organics collection is the missing link in participation and contamination control.
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Although we should try to keep as little of our organic waste as possible from going to the landfill, not everyone has the outdoor space for a compost heap. The Puresky Waste Composter is designed to ...

Automatic indoor composter turns banana peels and rotten lettuce into usable fertilizer in two weeks--and it does it without the stink. Jennifer Guevin was a managing editor at CNET, overseeing the ...

If your garden soil is sandy and light, adding compost will help retain moisture and nutrients. If your soil is heavy with ...

Setting up an in-home recycling program isn't so hard these days, particularly since the majority of our local garbage haulers allow items to be "co-mingled." Co-mingling describes the practice of ...

Turn what you usually throw away into a garden’s secret ingredient. Learn how small changes in your kitchen can make a big ...

Discover why Mark from Self Sufficient Me recommends a brewer’s fermenting container as his top choice for a kitchen ...

A student-led environmental club at Flagstaff Academy Charter School has launched a composting initiative, diverting 120 ...