Composting is the most Earth-friendly way to dispose of food waste and it's easy to get started. Composting can have many benefits, such as reducing food waste, promoting healthy plant growth, ...

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 ...

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 ...