The best gardeners know the simple truth about compost: It’s better than fertilizer when it comes to providing a nutrient-rich growing environment for plants. Composting is easy and inexpensive, and ...

Gardeners in Davenport who are eager to start work on their 2024 gardens can get rid of yard waste and pick up soil amendments at the same time. Curbside yard waste collection resumes on Monday, April ...

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.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — New York City is rolling out a plan requiring people to separate yard waste to be collected for composting based on a new Sanitation Department rule. The requirement will become ...

Compost is a vital part of any good garden, providing nutrient-rich fertilizer from household waste that would otherwise end up in a landfill. However, there are four different types of composter out ...

The city is proposing new rules that would require residents with yards to set aside yard waste like twigs, mown grass and leaves for composting on a designated recycling day. The mandatory yard waste ...

The city would require New Yorkers with yards to separate their leaf and yard waste from trash. The program is expected to start in Queens in June. By Emma G. Fitzsimmons The Adams administration will ...

TAUNTON — Could food and yard waste composting be a solution to reducing Taunton’s waste stream? The city wants to find out with a new request for proposals. In mid-April the city will be releasing an ...

Durham solid waste officials say they want to expand the yard-waste collection program to all residents who have trash service and charge an extra fee to cover the cost. At the same time, they say ...