Composting is a win-win. It can save money, keeps eggshells and weeds out of the landfill and is the single best additive ...

Composting is like turning your garbage into gold — or rather a gardener’s treasure! Composting is taking food scraps and other organic waste that will break down over time and letting it blossom into ...

Making compost takes some care - add greens, browns, water and air. This simple rhyme is a great way to remember the key ingredients to any compost pile.

There are countless proactive ways to take better care of the planet, and learning how to properly compost, recycle, and discard garbage is a great place to start. Knowing the difference between each ...

Landfill space is a precious and possibly finite commodity in an urban area. The Orchard Ridge Landfill in Menomonee Falls, the largest in the state, was close to capacity in 2019 with a pile of waste ...

Your trash might be worthless to you, but it’s a multibillion-dollar industry. Some states actually make money on trash, which might be keeping them from finding alternatives. About a dozen states ...

Almost overnight, the COVID-19 pandemic has transformed many Americans’ relationships with food. To relieve some of the stress associated with shopping safely for groceries and ensure food security, ...

Imagine the weight of 33 Capitol domes—about 150,000 tons. That’s roughly how much food waste the Department of Public Works (DPW) collects from the 105,000 homes it services each year (never mind the ...

Want to shrink your carbon footprint without having to do too much legwork? The local nonprofit Sunshine Community Compost can help. The Environmental Protection Agency estimates that more food ...

Port Washington North is using a $75,000 state grant to launch a drop-off program to facilitate conversion of food scraps ...