This column is about composting human waste. While the more sensible reader might be tempted to respond by disregarding the following 750 words as juvenile potty humor, let me assure you, I aim to ...

To help you avoid the worst composting mistakes, we spoke to experts in gardening and horticulture to learn about some of the ...

New York City’s mandatory composting program is now up and running in all five boroughs. That means that city residents must separate their organic refuse from their household trash and place it at ...

BERWYN, Ill. (CBS) – While it may look like garbage, composting is the process of recycling organic materials to fight food waste. If everyone in the U.S. composted, it would be like removing almost 8 ...

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Methane Emissions From Yard Waste Composting Let's be real, most of us think composting is basically the gold standard of eco ...

The promise is simple. A small backyard setup is supposed to transform all sorts of kitchen waste into a nutrient-dense compost, a material so prized by gardeners that they gave it the nickname “black ...

As of April 1, 2025, composting (which turns food scraps into nutrients) is now mandatory in New York City. Even if you don’t live in the Big Apple (and aren’t facing the threat of fines), this ...

At the first public hearing on Pittsfield’s plans to overhaul its trash and recycling policy, Dominick Villane, an apartment building property manager, made a point about how food waste affects the ...

New York’s quest to implement the largest composting program in the U.S. takes a big step forward this week by requiring all residential buildings in Manhattan, the Bronx and Staten Island to separate ...