Public Works Director Meghan Theriault knows food waste can be a massive part of the town's solid waste. In an effort to reduce it, her team is leading ...

The Cowessess First Nation has partnered with Saskatoon-based B-Nature Biotech to build a rapid composting facility and a greenhouse in their community. They are hoping the project, which aims to ...

Let's be real, most of us think composting is basically the gold standard of eco-friendly behavior. You're turning your banana peels into nutrient-rich soil, right? Not so fast. Research shows that ...

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The temperature inside home composting units typically runs only a few degrees higher than ambient conditions, failing to reach the sterilizing temperatures needed to eliminate harmful pathogens. Home ...

Most of what goes into U.S. landfills is organic waste, ranging from household food scraps to yard trimmings. That’s a problem because in that environment, organic waste is deprived of oxygen, which ...

A Northern Michigan composter built a client list of restaurants, hotels and residents without a single ad — and she thinks Traverse City is just the beginning.

The city of Durham is encouraging people to compost pumpkins after Halloween. Pumpkins and other food waste that end up in landfills break down and emit methane, a potent greenhouse gas that ...

The San Joaquin River trust overseeing Sumner Peck ranch has been using human remains to fertilize the ground at the farm.

Toss the orange rinds, banana peels and other produce scraps into the compost bin. Mix, repeat. For some, composting is done without a second thought. For others, it’s a confusing process that may not ...