The temperature inside home composting units typically runs only a few degrees higher than ambient conditions, failing to reach the sterilizing temperatures needed to eliminate harmful pathogens. Home ...

Most of what goes into U.S. landfills is organic waste, ranging from household food scraps to yard trimmings. That’s a problem because in that environment, organic waste is deprived of oxygen, which ...

Compost can make soil healthier, more fertile and more absorbent. When scaled city- or state-wide, it can extend the life of landfills, create jobs, support local agriculture by keeping those ...

On a shady street in Baltimore, Maryland, a white electric van pulled up to the curb. A sign on the back read “Caution: youth working.” Sylvia Laciny, 21, hopped out, found a green bucket waiting for ...

Avon’s commercial composting pilot program, which kicked off in November, is already diverting a significant amount of waste ...

The Compai sensor tracks the moisture level and temperature of a compost pile. A local high schooler’s science fair project turned into a nationally recognized innovation. Recent Walnut Hills graduate ...

The city of Durham is encouraging people to compost pumpkins after Halloween. Pumpkins and other food waste that end up in landfills break down and emit methane, a potent greenhouse gas that ...

Late in 2022, residents at the east campus of Oaknoll Retirement Community approached Director of Dining Services, Bruce Titus, about the possibility of separating food and other compostable items ...

Twenty miles south of Boise, crews at the city compost farm are bracing for the busy season. “Grass season,” as compost program director Lisa Knapp calls it, means bag after bag of lawn clippings and ...

There's a new community compost drop-off in Madison Park in Hyde Park. It's one of 33 bins the city has installed with the help of Queen City Commons as part of its free food scrap drop-off pilot ...