Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Nearly everyone in the food business who champions composting can pinpoint a reason why sustainability became one of their top pursuits Christi Turner was ...

A persistent fire at A&M Compost in Lancaster County has been causing heavy smoke and odor, affecting residents' quality of life, with the Department of Environmental Protection stepping in to halt ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Sorting scraps from plastics, in Cross's cafeteria. Credit: Maya McFadden Photos Environmental ...

Ever feel like your compost pile just sits there and refuses to turn into that beautiful, rich soil you imagined? You’re not alone. Composting can be tricky, and sometimes it feels like no matter what ...

CORVALLIS — As leaves fall and yard debris bins fill up, it’s a great time to consider composting instead of hauling away those valuable resources. Compost is one of the best ways to build healthy ...

The town has received a $300,000 grant to install a new composting facility at the Kent transfer station where food scraps will be collected as part of a larger effort by the state to divert organic ...

Fall is a perfect time to consider composting. As our days get cooler and shorter, deciduous trees like oaks, maples, and sweetgums will begin to shed their leaves. The swamp chestnut oak in my front ...

New Jersey has become the latest state to allow human composting after death — a concept pitched as an environmentally friendly alternative to burial or cremation that involves turning loved ones into ...

New Jersey has become the latest state to legalize human composting as an environmentally-friendly alternative to burials and cremations. The legislation, signed into law last week by New Jersey Gov.

Hawaii Organics Compost plans to convert green waste and wooden pallets into compost with a goal to help Maui County reduce the amount of waste that goes to the Puunene landfill. Photo courtesy Maui ...

Sign up for The Morning Report with all your must-read news for the day. A photo of a pizza box from Tuesday’s article about trash contamination in the compost at ...

While composting provides soil amendments for landscaping and gardens, its benefits extend beyond local residents’ yards. Composting not only reduces waste that goes into the landfill, it can also ...