The Department of Public Works ( DPW) in Washington has installed 30 food waste “smart bins” across the district to support ...

A new analysis by a Baruch College professor shows that only 4.6% of all organic waste in the five boroughs was composted ...

Recently, I’ve been seeing advice on Facebook about adding banana peels to your soil for potassium. Bananas and their peels ...

Recently, I’ve been seeing advice on Facebook about adding banana peels to your soil for potassium. Bananas and their peels do indeed contain potassium, which is a major nutrient for plants. The other ...

Creekside Soils, a municipal composting facility run by the city of Hutchinson, Minnesota, commissioned a covered aerated ...

Generally, you'll apply mulch 2 to 3 inches deep, with the exception of grass clippings, which you should keep to a depth of ...

In Germany, they have dumpsters at the edge of the grocery stores’ parking lots: One for brown glass, one for green glass, one for clear glass, one for approved plastics, one for approved paper, one ...

From halftime performances with President Gregory Crawford to recycling bins used as instruments, Miami's recent men's ...

The Solid Waste Division still offers free yard waste disposal at the landfill for those holding on to their trees ...

Current zero-waste initiatives are mainly performative because the student body’s lack of knowledge about sustainable ...

Window panes, mirrors, light bulbs and tableware are impractical to recycle. Bottles and jars are usually fine. Compact ...

By Michael Wright Hampton Bays residents can now separate out food scraps for composting at the Southampton Town dump to save themselves money on garbage bags, reduce overall costs to the town for ...