Want to make your kitchen more sustainable? Repurposing kitchen scraps, reducing food waste, and trying to minimize how much plastic you bring into the kitchen are all great ways to prioritize ...

CORVALLIS – If your compost pile at home isn’t getting hot, don’t worry. That heap of yard debris and kitchen waste may be far from steamy, but it will break down eventually. That eases the burden on ...

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 ...

Minneapolis' trash is this group's treasure. A coalition of environmentalists and urban farmers has launched the Soil Syndicate compost initiative to transform food scraps into healthy soil while ...

Composting transforms kitchen scraps and yard waste into black gold for your garden, but not everything belongs in your compost bin. While the idea of recycling organic materials sounds ...