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

Bin with compost items and suggestions on what to do with paper and compostable bags, Union Square ... [+] Farmer's Market, New York City. (Photo by: Joan Slatkin/UCG/Universal Images Group via ...

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

In contrast, San Francisco and Berkeley will accept anything certified as “BPI-compostable,” including bags. GreenWaste, ...

Preparing the garden for winter has produced so much for the compost bin that you couldn’t squeeze another single weed, never mind all ...

Here’s what you need to know about how to start a compost bin and keep your pile thriving. In its simplest form, composting is the natural decomposition of organic materials, including many ...

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

Starting Tuesday, all homeowners will need to adhere to new trash containerization rules requiring the use of official New ...