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 process that takes kitchen and garden scraps and, with the help of soil microbes, breaks those scraps down into a nutrient-rich material that can be added back into your soil. Although ...

Throwing out food can be an emotional experience, complete with frustration for your wallet and a general ping of guilt. But if you feel this way, you’re not alone. Food waste, at 24% is the largest ...

Composting is an easy way to turn everyday food scraps and yard waste into something useful. Instead of tossing organic material in the trash, you can recycle it into a nutrient-rich soil amendment ...

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 ...

First popularized in Japan in the 1980s, bokashi composting is a unique, indoor composting method that has a number of advantages over other composting systems. Not only is bokashi composting small ...

Composting is one of the most effective ways to manage livestock manure and convert the waste into a valuable soil amendment. With fertiliser prices soaring almost every month, making own compost ...

Food waste composting in the D.C. region is big business. While the District only recently rolled out a curbside composting program, most of the surrounding suburbs have been tackling the issue for ...

No matter how much you make, there’s never enough compost to go around. So pick your system and get started. By Margaret Roach How’s that compost coming? If you live in a New York City apartment, it ...