Let's be real, most of us think composting is basically the gold standard of eco-friendly behavior. You're turning your banana peels into nutrient-rich soil, right? Not so fast. Research shows that ...

Composting can slow methane release, control dust, nourish plants, but for Margaret Wilson, it also makes a lot of practical sense.

CompostSoup.com is a brand new online portal that presents valuable information about composting at home, with emphasis on the benefits of the project. Online, February 15, 2012 (Newswire.com) - ...

Urban composting is one of the most responsible ways cities can recycle food and yard waste, as it reduces waste in landfills, builds healthy soil, and replaces harmful chemical fertilizers. It may ...

New research from Italy shows that compost amendments keep enhancing cobalt retention in Mediterranean soils for up to a ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Marvin Hayes pulled up outside a beige brick home in Baltimore’s leafy Mount ...

Marvin Hayes pulled up outside a beige brick home in Baltimore’s leafy Mount Washington neighborhood in his white cargo van to collect the bucket of food scraps his client had left on the front steps.

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 ...

When organic materials break down, they create a nutrient rich soil amendment that helps restore farmland and promote sustainable agriculture. It’s important to protect this cycle as the soil that is ...

Every day, hundreds of pounds of food waste could end up in a landfill. Instead, Kate Tomkins, founder of Chickadee Compost in Surry, turns it into compost. “We pick all those things up, and we bring ...