Linda Pulik introduced composting to her 49-unit condo building in 2018, putting a dent in a major but underrecognized ...

DETROIT (WXYZ) — At the corner of Georgia and Vinton Streets in Detroit, you can find a lot of love growing. The intersection is home to the Georgia St. Community ...

Let's be real, most of us think composting is basically the gold standard of eco-friendly behavior. You're turning your banana peels into nutrient-rich soil, right? Not so fast. Research shows that ...

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The United States has a festering food waste problem going largely unnoticed. In 2021, according to the nonprofit ReFED, 91 million tons of food – half still edible – were thrown away. Only 2% was ...

Food waste takes up space in landfills and produces methane, a powerful greenhouse gas that contributes to climate change. Composting that waste can reduce climate impacts and save municipalities ...

New York has kicked off International Compost Awareness Week with a campaign highlighting composting’s role in reducing methane emissions and saving landfill space. State environmental officials say ...

Most of what goes into U.S. landfills is organic waste, ranging from household food scraps to yard trimmings. That’s a problem because in that environment, organic waste is deprived of oxygen, which ...

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