Generating less trash is a worthy goal. But we all have to eat, and more food ends up in landfills than any other type of trash material, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. It makes up ...

Food waste is a large source of waste in the United States: according to the US EPA it’s just over 20%. Composting plant-based food scraps from your kitchen – at home and on campus – along with your ...

NBA arenas are cutting waste with recycling, composting, and donations—keeping tons out of landfills while helping ...

Michelle Horneff-Cohen Every April, Earth Day brings a familiar message: reduce waste, compost more, do your part. And to be ...

Mangaluru: Several apartment complexes in the city are adopting sustainable waste management practices by converting household wet waste into organic compost. This has helped reduce the volume of ...

Imagine an enormous pile of leftover rice, vegetable scraps, or fruit peels dumped to landfill, slowly rotting and filling nearby communities with an unpleasant smell. But the smell is not the only ...

Only 24% of local councils in Australia separately collect household food organics and garden organics (FOGO) waste. Another 16% provide garden waste collection only. This limited progress has ...

Havre de Grace residents now have a site in the city where they can dispose of their kitchen waste and have it be taken away to be turned into compost. Mayor William T. Martin, speaking Friday during ...

Closing Suwung landfill is the right decision. But the government has yet to provide sustainable alternatives for Bali’s ...