Using a compost starter can speed up the process.

Our names are Marin and Anna, and we are seventh graders at Summit Middle School. We are doing a community service project, and we would like to help educate our community about recycling and ...

Dear James: We moved into a new house with open space in the backyard, so I want to build a compost bin. What are some inexpensive options that are effective? — Sylvia W. Dear Sylvia: It won’t take ...

Succeeding at composting can not only benefit your veggies and other plants, but also cut down on your household waste. PITTSBURGH — If you have a vegetable garden, you might have tried composting.

Most gardeners do some composting. Some folks compost anything that once was part of a living plant, often mixing it with barnyard waste; they turn and aerate their piles and make terrific compost in ...

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 ...

Familiar green bins filled with food scraps will soon be popping up on more household curbs in Howard County. The county’s food composting program, known as Feed the Green Bin, is expanding to 4,443 ...