Tom Oder is a writer, editor, and communication expert who specializes in sustainability and the environment with a sweet spot for urban agriculture. If you feed them, they will come. Microbes, that ...

It seems like the perfect solution for those of us who compost: a bag you can toss your veggie scraps in that quickly decomposes in the compost bin. Reader and super recycler Karen Erickson of ...

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).

They're often touted as 'eco-friendly', but a new study may have you second guessing buying compostable bags. Sourceful, a Manchester-based sustainable packaging startup, analysed more than 20 ...

Learn three ways to keep composting through winter for nutrient-rich soil ready for spring planting.

The city of Southfield is encouraging residents to be more mindful about what they throw away by offering an alternative to ...

When you pick up your dog’s poop, you do everyone a favor, but if you want to do the environment a favor as well you’ll need to use the right poop bag. A regular old plastic bag can pollute oceans, ...

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San Francisco’s landmark ban on common plastic shopping bags last month inspired pundits and politicians to predict that other cities would soon follow suit. But what worked there might prove tough to ...

In a recent letter to the editor, a writer asked where compost bags could be picked up in the event that someone wasn’t able to go to the fairgrounds as part of the scheduled pickup. For those who ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Compost bins hold your common household waste — food scraps, paper waste, yard trimmings — and control the temperature, moisture, ...