Since biblical times, farmers have utilized crop residues and animal manure to build soil and enhance crop production. Before the agricultural revolution in the mid-20th century, farming was ...

Composting is beneficial to gardeners and the environment, but to make the most of it, you need to discover which method best ...

Most organic household waste ends up in landfills where it generates methane, a powerful greenhouse gas. Composting food and garden waste instead of sending it to landfills can significantly reduce ...

Composting is the process of turning organic waste, such as kitchen scraps and yard debris, into nutrient-rich fertilizer. This transformation is facilitated by microorganisms, including bacteria and ...

If you feel strongly about eating your own home-grown, organic vegetables, and want to improve your garden soil, you need to ...

Separating food scraps from the rest of your trash may seem like a pain at first. But look at it this way: Every chicken bone, banana peel and egg shell that doesn’t wind up in a landfill benefits not ...

Californians who long ago became accustomed to separating their trash and recycling their cans, bottles and paper are now being asked to separate their kitchen garbage so it can be recycled into ...

Q: Dear Ask Us Guy,Mankato Zero Waste co-founder Betty Winkworth guided a local resident through the process of organics recycling on the first day of a pilot program in 2015. Six years later, more ...

Chris Shelar, the diversion manager at KC Can Compost, demonstrates how their collection truck picks up the larger collection bins from the nonprofit's commercial customers who want to compost their ...

The Compost market is dominated by a mix of global agricultural solution providers and regional composting innovators.