Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. composting 101 lead The best gardeners know the simple truth about compost: It’s better than fertilizer when it comes to providing ...

The best compost bins can handle everything from your morning coffee and eggs, to the veggie stir fry you had for dinner and any additional scraps, peels and grounds over the course of a day.

Although we should try to keep as little of our organic waste as possible from going to the landfill, not everyone has the outdoor space for a compost heap. The Puresky Waste Composter is designed to ...

Composting doesn’t always require fancy bins or complicated systems. Simple methods—like using heavy duty garbage bags—can help trap heat and moisture, creating the conditions needed for organic ...

The howls on social media have been fierce since the state started mandating that food waste stay out of garbage destined for the landfill. But here’s a confession from a longtime composter: Putting ...

If you're looking for storage options for kitchen waste, consider some creative solutions from Ikea that ensure the unsightly ...

Automatic indoor composter turns banana peels and rotten lettuce into usable fertilizer in two weeks--and it does it without the stink. Jennifer Guevin was a managing editor at CNET, overseeing the ...

Welcome to Table Scraps, an intermittent series on the growing problem of food waste and what some eateries, officials, farms, institutes, and everyday people are doing right. This isn’t a guilt trip, ...

Composting saves money when done right, but poor composting turns free soil food into useless clutter. Every spring, many ...

Public Works Director Meghan Theriault knows food waste can be a massive part of the town's solid waste. In an effort to reduce it, her team is leading ...