However, there are some items that you should think twice about - including tea bags. While we know that coffee grounds are ...

so only food scraps are allowed in the green bin. In Oakland, food vendors are prohibited from using “compostable” plastic ...

Along with orange peels and eggshells, people are tossing cling wrap, foam trays and other plastic food packaging into their ...

Residents of all five boroughs of New York City must now separate organic material from the rest of their household trash.

City data shows less than 5% of the organic waste New Yorkers throw out every day is actually being diverted from landfills.

Learn how to compost leaves and why composting them is important, along with some tips for making a successful pile.

Olmsted County's food waste compost pilot program has been met with success and will now run through December 2025.

You might be able to use a smaller countertop bin if your municipality has curbside composting; if you’ll need to travel to a drop-off site, a higher-capacity container in the freezer buys you ...

Minnesotans have been recycling food waste through composting in larger numbers over the past five years, according to MPCA ...