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.

Trash disappears when you toss it in the bin. Except it doesn’t. Some of it might get composted, some might get recycled, but most of it will end up in a double-tied plastic bag, tossed into the mouth ...

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

SAN DIEGOSAN DIEGO — San Diegans are recycling more than twice as much organic waste under a comprehensive new city program that has delivered more than 200,000 green waste containers and compost ...

It's time to make some compost in the kitchen! Compost is one of the secret weapons to growing plants well, but creating ...

In the minds of many, “sustainable” means “environmental.” And to many minds, all that is “environmental” is, by definition, impractical hippie nonsense. They don't want to hear about it. They'd ...

OK, compost happens; it’s not a myth. Nature does it. Worms do it. Even the leaves from the trees do it. But, one of the biggest garbage myths of all time is that waste is a hindrance, and not a ...

Almost overnight, the COVID-19 pandemic has transformed many Americans’ relationships with food. To relieve some of the stress associated with shopping safely for groceries and ensure food security, ...

Here are a few resources to help you learn more about pet waste composting: “The Pet Poo Pocket Guide: How to safely compost and recycle pet waste,” by Rose Seemann (available through Amazon) ...

The household garbage that some Columbia County residents leave by their curbs might well end up in a nearby farm field. The composting system at the Columbia County Solid Waste and Recycling Facility ...