The shell of an egg. The peel of an orange. The leftovers that sit in the fridge too long. These all contribute to food waste, which Americans generate 92 billion pounds of each year, according to ...

By embracing a diversified infrastructure strategy—one that combines centralized facilities with distributed solutions—the ...

I’ve seen no indication of any large-scale residential composting programs coming in the near future in Philadelphia. But composting is something an individual can do to reduce their carbon impact.

Last week, David White closed the books on a grant-funded composting initiative, ending a two-year program based in the Ojai Valley which served schools and community gardens in several local cities.

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 ...

Food waste makes up one-quarter of landfill waste and contributes to more methane emissions than other landfill materials. The Detroit Community Composting Collective Project is out to curb food waste ...

A Northern Michigan composter built a client list of restaurants, hotels and residents without a single ad — and she thinks Traverse City is just the beginning.

Lanette Sobel checks on the progress of a compost pile at Fertile Earth Worm Farm. New county proposals could clear the way for small-scale composting operations like hers. D.A. Varela ...

When he was working to get the nonprofit NOLA Green Roots up and running a few years ago, Joe Brock kept hitting a barrier. Although the facility where he taught local and out-of-town groups how to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. AnSyvanych / Getty Images First popularized in Japan in the 1980s, bokashi composting is a unique, indoor composting method that ...