An orange peel hits the trash—and just like that, valuable plant fuel gets tossed away. That moment happens every day in ...

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 ...

Compost at home? Don’t I have to send all my kitchen scraps to the curb in my green waste bin? Nope! They don’t ALL have to go into your green bin. They just can’t go into the landfill, according to ...

Why upstream organics collection is the missing link in participation and contamination control.
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If your garden soil is sandy and light, adding compost will help retain moisture and nutrients. If your soil is heavy with ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Credit: Sophie Hirsh When I first learned about the concept of a zero-waste lifestyle in 2017, I was inspired. The first step I ...

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 ...

New Bedford and Dartmouth residents can get free composting tools and learn best practices in April to reduce waste.

Even in the garden, “waste not, want not” is good advice. To keep useful nutrients and organic matter in your yard and put them to work, make compost from your yard waste. “Compost is basically just ...

Recycling Connections, a non-profit group focused on waste reduction and recycling, will be selling high-quality backyard ...