Food waste composting in the D.C. region is big business. While the District only recently rolled out a curbside composting program, most of the surrounding suburbs have been tackling the issue for ...

The bill, which sets the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s budget, now goes to the Senate. New language would ensure farmers ...

Composting is fun and rewarding. Digging into loose, rich compost teaming with worms is gardening ecstasy (in my humble opinion). Trash turned into black gold is a beautiful thing! As a longtime ...

Southeastern Connecticut Regional Resources Recovery Authority to construct the region’s first commercial-scale food waste ...

The three ice-crusted salmon fillets had been in my freezer for more than a year, squished next to an unopened package of chicken that was similarly well past its sell-by date. I excavated my ...

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — With an estimated 30 to 40 percent of the United States’ food supply ending up as waste, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, food science and horticulture experts ...

Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page. Let’s admit it: Composting ...

AUSTIN, Texas — As Central Texans look for ways to reduce their environmental impact this Earth Day, one local entrepreneur is turning everyday food scraps into something more sustainable — and ...

With an estimated 30 to 40 percent of the United States’ food supply ending up as waste, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, food science and horticulture experts teamed up to study if ...

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 ...

The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has released a report that demonstrates the state’s progress ...