For years, my compost bin sat in the corner of the garden like a badge of environmental virtue. I turned it dutifully, ...

At the urging of the plastics industry, the USDA is considering allowing materials such as bioplastic cups, coffee pods and compostable plastic bags into the organic compost waste stream. Farmers and ...

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After five years of collection and growth, local composting organization ScrapCycle now has the means to finish the process in a single year.