Every day, I pack my son’s lunch. I used to heedlessly throw a bagel into a plastic bag and seal it up. It’s easier for him to use than the many other washable lunch containers out there, which means ...

Using plastic bags is an ecological disaster; it takes about 1,000 years for one to degrade in a landfill (and even then, it leaves behind microplastics that can add toxins to soil or water).

A ribbon cutting for new Smart Bins to collect organics (food scraps) from residents was conducted on Tuesday, January 6, at ...

Buffalo River Compost brand Tend will use bags that contain 20 percent PCR supplied by EFS-plastics and made by Salerno Packaging. Photo courtesy of EFS-plastics Inc. Tonawanda, New York-based NOCO’s ...

If you haven’t started your composting journey, consider this your sign to begin. Turning your kitchen scraps and backyard ...

The scraps, leftovers or just extra parts of the foods and beverages we enjoy are not waste, but instead pieces that can be essentially recycled and reused. An indoor compost bin is a vessel in which ...

GRAND HAVEN, MI – Ottawa County has launched a program for residents and businesses to compost their food waste. The program, led by the Ottawa County Department of Public Health, began Monday, May 2, ...