The goal is to divert as much of that stuff from the garbage stream as possible, and there is more of it than you might think. About 25% to 30% of all garbage is in the form of organic food waste.

Officials said the city added meat, dairy and grain products to its composting program in an effort to reduce waste.

In their space-starved apartments, residents complain they have no good place to store their mounting food scraps — and collection can, at times, be annoying.

To combat the industry's waste problem, some studios are trading throwaway materials for ones they say can biodegrade or be recycled.

The United States is nowhere near its goal of cutting food waste in half by 2030, according to new analysis from the ...

New York City first began curbside residential organic waste pick-up in Queens and Brooklyn a few years before city-wide pick ...

You can buy compost by the bag at garden centers, but if your garden is large, buying enough to support it might lead to ...

Food dehydrators, which dry and grind up food into soil-like grounds, have emerged as a way to keep food waste out of the garbage. Here’s how to use them.

But as good as this sounds, there are many things that you should never add to your compost bin. Certain items break down ...

People can now take residential food waste scraps for composting at two recycling centers in Mecklenburg County.

Q: Do you know if Mankato has an ordinance on non-recyclable/non-compostable to-go containers? I see Minneapolis has a “Green ...

Composting organic wastes diverts materials from landfills, reduces greenhouse gas emissions and enriches soils – all ...