Although you can start throughout the year, choosing to start your heap during particular seasons can aid your composting ...

Between Halloween pumpkin carving, Thanksgiving feasts and holiday parties, it can be the season of food waste. Luckily, ...

1. Collect plant-based kitchen scraps (shred large pieces first for more rapid decomposition). 2. Create a compost heap or ...

In the event that a compost bin is stolen, he said, “there is an existing process for New Yorkers when any personal property ...

The Town of Mountain Village presents a free opportunity to compost pumpkins and other compostable materials after Halloween, Oct. 30-Nov. 30 (or until containers are full). This free composting event ...

Compost can be placed in a clear plastic bag and put in the bin for disposal. White kitchen garbage bags and black refuse ...

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The Town of Dartmouth and the Greater New Bedford Regional Refuse Management District are partnering with Black Earth Compost ...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has estimated how much CO2 is emitted by food waste. It isn’t two tonnes per tonne, ...

Newspapers these days are primarily printed with soy-based inks, which makes them safe to compost. In addition to composting, ...

When discussing recycling, a common conundrum arises regarding the disposal of unwanted items. Early in my career, I realized that effective recycling cannot be achieved without addressing disposal ...

From carving jack-o-lanterns to baking pies, pumpkins are a staple of fall festivities and Halloween. According to the USDA, American farmers produced more than 1.6 billion pounds of pumpkins last ...