Photo: Rose Maura Lorre The user guide that came with my Redmon bin states that you can compost “fruit and vegetable peels/rinds, tea bags, coffee grounds, and eggshells,” plus yard waste like ...

These can range from fruit and seeds for birds to coffee grounds for lawn growth and banana peels for compost. Article continues below One unusual spring gardening tip involves using human hair to ...

It takes time to make compost. Organic matter requires about two to three months to break down in hot compost piles, and up to a year or more in cold composting systems. But if you add a compost ...

New York City starts enforcing its new compost rules today. All food scraps, food-soiled paper and yard waste must be separated from the garbage and set out for composting. The new rules took ...

Scientists are constantly looking for more sustainable ways to grow our food. One promising approach is using organic fertilisers, like compost. Compost, made from decomposed organic materials like ...

New York City's waste reduction efforts will commence a new phase this week, as the city's sanitation agency will begin enforcing a law-mandated composting program with fines. Starting April 1 ...

New Yorkers are required to compost all their organic waste under a sanitation department rule that went into effect back in October. But despite the mandate, the participation rate is abysmal ...

This includes fruit, vegetables, meat, dairy products, fish, bones, candy, coffee grounds, tea bags, processed food (like cereal or Pop-Tarts) and food that’s moldy or rotten. Other items that can be ...

Here’s what you need to know about the city’s mandatory composting rules: All compostable materials must be set out in a labeled bin with a secure lid or a brown DSNY bin. The bins should be ...

The nutritional value in fruits and vegetables has been dropping for more than 70 years in some key nutrients. (Getty Images) ...