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

A pilot program offering Olmsted County residents food waste composting services is being extended through 2025. Olmsted County Environmental Resources launched a drop-off household composting program ...

A good size for efficient composting is a pile/bin that is between three to five cubic feet. This allows good heating of the ...

If you have leaves accumulating on your lawn and in the garden, instead of raking them up into piles and putting them in bags ...

Compost can be placed in a clear plastic bag and put in a bin for collection. White kitchen bags and black bags are not permitted. Non-soiled paper products should remain with traditionally ...

Composting is another way to utilize fallen leaves. Composting is the process of speeding up the natural decomposition of ...

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

If you love gardening, you may have already thought of making your own compost. It’s a good way to use the waste from your kitchen and yard to feed the plants and flowers in your garden. Choosing the ...

Rather than a potential triumph, the compostable plastics we use look increasingly like a tragedy. Andy Extance looks at the ...