Every banana peel, coffee filter and wilted lettuce leaf you toss in the trash ends up somewhere — and more often than not, that somewhere is a landfill. But there is a simple, practical alternative ...

Create an account or log in to save stories. Americans waste a lot of food. Dumped in a landfill, that food contributes to production of climate-warming methane gas. Minnesota officials are trying to ...

The Italian Albuquerque eatery is now the second restaurant to join Soilutions’ food recycling program, cutting landfill use and boosting soil health.

Farmers know that one of nature’s miracles is its ability to turn egg shells, banana peels and other food waste into fertilizer that helps plants grow and produce more food. Unfortunately, nature ...

Which compost starter is best? Globally, food waste contributes 8%-10% of all greenhouse gas emissions. One way to mitigate food waste in your home is to start a home compost bin, which not only keeps ...

The hottest new recipe at Bernie and Boys is simple: lots of rotting vegetables, some used coffee grounds, a sprinkle of wood chips and stir. The Burien market, a neighborhood favorite for its produce ...

Mike and Christina Kelcourse saw waste going to waste. So in 2020 the couple founded Sunshine Organics and Compost in Jacksonville, which they said is the city's first commercial-scale food waste ...

Most food and garden waste in Australia comes from homes. Australian households waste 3.1 million tons of food each year. That’s more than five kilograms each household per week. Over half of all ...

Southfield residents have a new option for food scraps by turning them into nutrient-rich compost. They join a number of Oakland County communities recycling food. People can sign up for the free ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — The Compost Cats Bucket Program at the University of Arizona has diverted over 140,000 pounds of food waste in the last three years and they are hoping to add to that number ...

Clark County’s community-based composting program collected a record-breaking 186,000 pounds of food waste in 2025.

Residents in North Charleston now have a new way to turn food scraps into compost, as a new residential drop-off site opens ...