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It’s the season for feasting. But all that cooking can result in a lot of food waste, which is a surprisingly big source of planet-warming greenhouse gases. One way to minimize the climate impact of ...

Winter gardens are seeing cardboard take on a new role, acting as a protective layer over soil. This "lasagna composting" ...

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

By Liah Continentino As the holiday season arrives, so does a surge in food waste. A 2020 study by Penn State found that U.S.

What is the Bokashi method? Learn techniques and tips to make composting in an apartment while recycling organic waste in small living spaces accessible. Composting in an apartment, or just generally ...

I’m always surprised at how much compost happens in Brattleboro. A few years ago, the Windham Solid Waste Management District (WSWMD) sold 400 backyard compost bins in 5 months. This amount exceeded ...

Most of what goes into U.S. landfills is organic waste, ranging from household food scraps to yard trimmings. That's a problem because in that environment, organic waste is deprived of oxygen, which ...

New York City has suspended its composting program because of the coronavirus. Here’s an alternative that’s easy, clean and good for the climate. By Hiroko Tabuchi New Yorkers have been through a lot ...

The composting process is a lot like cooking a dinner, and the first step is gathering the ingredients. That is where people, including John and Cece Crone, enter the kitchen. "Coffee grounds, we put ...