The shell of an egg. The peel of an orange. The leftovers that sit in the fridge too long. These all contribute to food waste, which Americans generate 92 billion pounds of each year, according to ...

Avon plans to kick off its commercial composting pilot program this fall. The Avon Town Council approved a 12-month composting pilot program for one hotel and four restaurants during its Aug. 26 ...

Let's be real, most of us think composting is basically the gold standard of eco-friendly behavior. You're turning your banana peels into nutrient-rich soil, right? Not so fast. Research shows that ...

Where there’s a will, there’s not always a way. Ben Stanger has composted his whole life, starting with a backyard bin when he was a child. But when he wanted to expand his composting efforts and ...

Reporting for this story was supported by the Climate Equity Reporting Project at the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism. In the first few years after Monique Figueiredo founded Compostable LA ...

As we continue to weather what could be the hottest year on record, enacting immediate, available ways to help mitigate climate change is top of mind for many. Food-waste composting is on the cusp of ...

Compost can make soil healthier, more fertile and more absorbent. When scaled city- or state-wide, it can extend the life of landfills, create jobs, support local agriculture by keeping those ...

In 2023, the city of Glenwood Springs received a $300,000 grant for composting and food waste reduction from the U.S. Department of Agriculture after being accepted into their Composting & Food Waste ...