In compost science, brown materials are carbon-rich, whereas green materials are nitrogen-rich. You need both, but the ratios ...

Maybe it will take carrots to get towns to cooperate. We’ll need lots of carrots, big carrots, to move communities to embrace the benefits of regionalization. One such carrot was dangled in the ...

Chris Cano stands in front of Infinity Hall where the office for Gainesville Compost is located. Cano said the building has curated and encouraged the vision of innovation that his business strives ...

Flickr Most gardeners judge their compost by smell or texture. Color, though, tends to be an afterthought. That’s a missed ...

MIAMI — Two recent reports from the Environmental Protection Agency revealed a startling statistic: more than one-third of the food produced in the United States is never eaten, and most of it ends up ...

Starre Vartan is an environmental and science journalist. She holds an MFA degree from Columbia University and Geology and English degrees from Syracuse University. Cold composting is the process by ...

Starre Vartan is an environmental and science journalist. She holds an MFA degree from Columbia University and Geology and English degrees from Syracuse University. Hot composting is the process ...

Composting is a great way to recycle while adding more activity to your day. The good news is you don’t need a yard to do it. Composting bins are available, and as long as you know what you can and ...

"I know these are meant for commercial composting facilities, but I wanted to see how it would compost in my little home ...

There are many natural products you may mindlessly toss in the garbage that could actually feed your compost pile and reduce ...

DENVER (CBS4)- Firefighters in Denver are trying to go from heroes to zeros, but for a good cause. Fire crews are trying to set an example with their recycling and composting efforts to reach a ...