If you've noticed some of the tell-tale signs of a rat infestation in your garden, you should take action as soon as possible ...

Composting can seemingly take forever, but this convenient product can help you to create fertilizer from your food scraps ...

One of the curious things about silence, of course, is that it cannot exist without noise. Without the contrast, it loses its ...

Amadeus Consulting won the award for its efforts in diverting typical recyclable materials, along with hard-to-recycle materials including scrap metal, electronics, bubble-wrap and plastic bags from ...

Eliminating labeling enables both residential and commercial composting systems to improve sorting methods, balance material ...

The UC Master Gardeners of Butte County are part of the University of California Cooperative Extension system, serving our ...

In last week’s “Talking Trash” column it was mentioned that composting is the way to keep food scraps out of the landfill and that “food scraps decompose and generate methane ...

Local environmentalists report that half of all waste deposited in regional landfills is compostable. When organic materials ...

Starbucks’ Grounds for Your Garden program offers free used coffee grounds to reduce waste and promote sustainable gardening.

Let’s be honest, gardening can feel like hard work sometimes. You step outside all excited to plant a few flowers, and before you know it, you’re sweaty, tired, and wondering why you thought this ...

Acceptable compostable materials include grass clippings, leaves, small twigs, fruit and vegetable peels, eggshells, coffee ...

Sustainable Communities Begin with Compost. That is the theme of International Compost Awareness Week May 4-10. This year’s ...