Quick reminder: The law called SB 1383 aims to keep food waste out of landfills, where it decomposes and emits the planet-heating greenhouse gas methane. Landfills are California’s third largest ...

Sep. 11—Do you have broccoli that's been in the fridge too long? Have your bananas turned black? Couldn't finish that beef burrito? Composting food waste rather than dumping it in the landfill has ...

Every banana peel, coffee filter and wilted lettuce leaf you toss in the trash ends up somewhere — and more often than not, that somewhere is a landfill. But there is a simple, practical alternative ...

Wings, pizza and comfort food are often staples during the Super Bowl—but so is waste.  “[There is] about 2,000 tons of food ...

On February 4th, 2026, Brenda Platt, director of the Composting for Community Initiative at the Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR), was awarded the ...

I know composting is good for our environment. Outside of creating a healthier soil environment for plants, what other benefits does composting provide our community? Thank you for the great question.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — We throw a lot of stuff in the garbage but not all of it belongs in a landfill, like food scraps and yard waste. Food scraps, yard clippings and even dead sticks have organic ...

NORTH POWDER — A new local compost business turns local food waste into nutrient-rich soil, all while being documented on Instagram and Facebook. The Compost Chick, a North Powder-based business, ...