With limited federal movement to advance composting, states are forging ahead with policies of their own. They are funding ...

Composting is the process of turning organic waste, such as kitchen scraps and yard debris, into nutrient-rich fertilizer. This transformation is facilitated by microorganisms, including bacteria and ...

First popularized in Japan in the 1980s, bokashi composting is a unique, indoor composting method that has a number of advantages over other composting systems. Not only is bokashi composting small ...

Composting is beneficial to gardeners and the environment, but to make the most of it, you need to discover which method best ...

VACAVILLE, CA - APRIL 20: A tractor drives past piles of compost at the Jepson Prairie Organics compost facility April 20, 2009 in Vacaville, California. Norcal Waste Systems is collecting food scraps ...

Let’s face it. Your festive feasts this holiday season will generate food waste and contribute to our growing pollution from landfills. Luckily for residents of the Sacramento area, those who want to ...

MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (WCIV) — Reading, writing, arithmetic and gardening? Yep, you heard that right. Students at one Mount Pleasant elementary school have the chance to get out in the garden to work ...

New Yorkers are required to compost all their organic waste under a sanitation department rule that went into effect back in October. But despite the mandate, the participation rate is abysmal: Public ...

At the urging of the plastics industry, the USDA is considering allowing materials such as bioplastic cups, coffee pods and compostable plastic bags into the organic compost waste stream. Farmers and ...

Sep. 29—LOWER MERION — Some residents in Lower Merion's Bala Cynwyd neighborhood could soon have their food waste collected for composting under a pilot program the township just approved. Lower ...

A bill signed into New York State law in December will expand the number of restaurants, grocery stores, colleges and sports venues that will have to donate surplus food or truck it to a facility to ...