Composting toilets reduce water usage and do not require flushing. Composting toilets are gaining popularity for a good reason—they are environmentally friendly, cost-effective, and perfect for remote ...

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 ...

If you've tried making compost before, you'll know it can be time-consuming. You may find yourself routinely turning your compost and putting careful thought into layering green and brown materials in ...

Q: I am having a hard time finding compost to use. Will a peat moss that a local nursery sells work like compost? A: No, it won’t. When compost decomposes it does two things: It keeps the soil open, ...

Student composters Akira Torres, Zuhal Jamal, and Juliette Bolanos… Credit: Maya McFadden Photo …and their life-saving food scrap stats. 11 New Haven Academy (NHA) students have helped to divert 3,285 ...

PROVIDENCE – Curious about composting but you don’t want to do it in your backyard? If you live in Bristol or Barrington, you’ll soon have the chance to put your food scraps out for pickup as part of ...

Ron Taylor marvels, sitting on a tree stump near the center of a giant earthen spiral garden as the sun slowly sets. Marvels at his neighbors harvesting herbs and potatoes near him. Marvels at the ...

Despite Cornell’s elaborate composting operations in recent years to ensure that as little organic material as possible goes to the landfill, the no-waste campus dream seems far from fruition. One of ...

BOISE, Idaho — Fall is a perfect time to add compost to your yard and garden, and if you are a resident of the City of Boise, you can get that compost free. On this edition of 'You Can Grow It,' KTVB ...