Composting has incredible climate benefits, but implementing it nationwide could introduce a harmful pollutant to farmland, ...

New projects in Alaska, California, Florida, New York, Michigan and elsewhere will repair buildings, buy collection trucks ...

Most organic household waste ends up in landfills, where it generates methane, a powerful greenhouse gas. Composting food and garden waste instead of sending it to landfills can significantly reduce ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Wishart-Smith is a board director covering leadership and innovation. When it comes to sustainability, many Americans separate ...

Most people walk past their lawn trimmings, fallen leaves, and garden debris without a second thought. That pile of waste by the fence, it turns out, is one of the most powerful soil-building ...

NewTerra Compost co-founders Normand Lavoie and Michael Ryan built organics recycling from the ground up in Chattanooga.

Leave grass clippings on the lawn -If you mow frequently enough (one of the best ways to improve lawn health is to mow frequently), the clippings will just sift into the lawn. They also provide a ...

Most food and garden waste in Australia comes from homes. Australian households waste 3.1 million tons of food each year. That's more than five kilograms each household per week. Over half of all ...

City Council heard the first reading on an ordinance to create options for residential composting. Originally, the ordinance written by Council Members Andrew Werthmann and ...

A bulldozer mixes a composting windrow at Spurt Industry's composting facility in Wixom, Michigan. (Photo by Nick Hagen / Planet Detroit) This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a ...