Do our “compostable” bags, utensils and containers really return to nature? Hailed as a solution to the plastic problem, a ...

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.

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

The rules herald the end of the city’s peculiar, decades-old tradition of letting residents place their bulging garbage bags ...

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

I am not sure why I never thought of this before. I have a dirty little secret to share: We are a family that overfills our ...

staff propose clear garbage bags as one way to reduce waste at the ... almost 20 per cent green bin and yard waste material like organic compostable material being set out at the curb as well." ...

And composting leaves means less going to the garbage dump. "One of the benefits of composting leaves that is overlooked is ...

Make sure to avoid throwing in items like meat, bones, or dairy products unless your municipality accepts them, as they can attract pests and slow down the composting process. Vegetable scraps, coffee ...