The United Nations reports that food waste contributes to 8% to 10% of global greenhouse gas emissions. If it were its own country, it would be the third-largest contributor of greenhouse gas ...

Decomposing food scraps at Bennett Compost in Northeast Philadelphia. Millions of tons of food waste end up in landfills each year. But alternatives like composting, anaerobic digestion and even ...

Just 5% of America’s food waste is composted. Which states are getting it done? A person scraping vegetable scraps from a cutting board into a compost bin outdoors. The scraps include leafy greens, ...

So who would think that you could combine fish waste and scrapings from plates in restaurants like Bellisio's into a sweet-smelling, black loamy fertilizer? The composting specialists at the Western ...

The holidays are just around the corner! Have you been wanting to make this time of year a little greener? One easy step is to compost at home, either at your curbside bin or in your very own back ...

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 ...

“Food waste from our rec centers becomes high-quality compost, adding valuable nutrients back into city soils,” one official said. Philadelphia Parks and Recreation and Bennett Compost celebrated the ...

Montgomery County Environmental Services offers reminders of how to reduce holiday waste and recycle right during the busiest time of year.

The hottest new recipe at Bernie and Boys is simple: lots of rotting vegetables, some used coffee grounds, a sprinkle of wood chips and stir. The Burien market, a neighborhood favorite for its produce ...

QUINCY − Free food waste pickup for all residents could be on the horizon as a task force created to study composting in the city recommends the practice to reduce the cost of trash pickup and limit ...

Slowly but surely, it now appears, the municipality is building a town-wide program for recycling food scraps. Five new ...

For all the smiles and goodwill they attracted on a recent morning, the workers in the big green truck might have been hawking Popsicles and Choco Tacos. But on this hot Saturday near downtown, the ...