Because it lasts longer, modern pressure treated wood is frequently used for compost bins. Your homestead, your rules. Since pallets are everywhere, they are a common choice for DIY composting bins.

Keep building materials local by building a DIY wood kiln to dry locally harvested and milled lumber. After being inspired by ...

Sam Baghdadchi is a member of the PHCS Environmental Club, which is focused on bringing sustainability measures to the school ...

A THRIFTY mum has left social media users gobsmacked and horrified after revealing she uses family’s POO as compost in the ...

Contamination occurs when material that doesn’t belong in a recycling or compost bin makes its way there. This degrades the value of the recycling or compost stream and may result in rejection by ...

The compost bin program is an extension of the city’s “ Food Scrap Drop-Off Program ,” which has compost bins at 20 locations ...

The Sanitation Department now has dual-bin trucks with two chambers that can pick up different materials at the same time. On one side might be recycling, on the other side, compost. Pickup times ...

As another growing season winds down, you might be tempted to get out there and “clean up the garden” as so many tipsters advise this time of year. There’s a difference, though, between ...

Every building is different. What to do with internal trash and recycling storage are up to the residents and managers.

NEW YORK — Compost collection will expand across New York City's five boroughs starting this weekend. While some New Yorkers see it as an inconvenience, the Department of Sanitation emphasizes ...

More:'We're hot': After historic rally, Pinckney eager for rematch in football playoff opener Baghdadchi said the club is trying to build ... He created composting bins out of wood.