The study found that while food waste compost might not be viable as a standalone alternative to commercial potting mix, it could be suitable as part of a substrate mix. Results showed that mixtures ...

A persistent fire at A&M Compost in Lancaster County has been causing heavy smoke and odor, affecting residents' quality of life, with the Department of Environmental Protection stepping in to halt ...

NEWPORT, R.I. (WPRI) — There’s a new pilot program in Rhode Island’s East Bay that aims to divert food scraps from the landfill. Black Earth Compost is a company that collects food scraps from homes, ...

DAVENPORT, Iowa — The Davenport Compost Facility is celebrating 30 years of turning waste into reusable products for the community. The site opened in 1995 as the first of its kind in Iowa. Unlike ...

Composting benefits the environment and your garden, but the odor is something to contend with. Fortunately, unpleasant smells aren't inevitable. Modern countertop composters and food scrap processors ...

Nabeel Chavdary lives in a studio apartment in lower Manhattan, where his kitchen is a short, narrow inlet tucked between his bathroom and living space. With only room for a single garbage bin, he ...

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Lack of outdoor space shouldn’t stop you from composting. Here’s how to get started. Composting helps reduce methane emissions by turning food scraps and other waste into a nutrient-rich fertilizer ...

If you’ve just started composting, you might wonder how to speed up compost so it’s completely decomposed and usable. It’s not hard to do! As long as you have the right balance of greens to browns, ...

Composting is the most Earth-friendly way to dispose of food waste and it's easy to get started. Composting can have many benefits, such as reducing food waste, promoting healthy plant growth, ...

Composting can have many benefits, such as reducing food waste, promoting healthy plant growth, preventing soil erosion and combating climate change. If this is something you want to start, Anna ...

At the urging of the plastics industry, the USDA is considering allowing materials such as bioplastic cups, coffee pods and compostable plastic bags into the organic compost waste stream. Farmers and ...