HENRIETTA, N.Y. — Neighbors of a growing, commercial compost pile in Henrietta are fed up. It’s not only the smell that’s keeping them up at night, but the possible environmental impacts of what’s ...

When the new Eco-Cycle electric compost truck hits the streets, people shouldn’t expect to hear it. Unlike the traditional garbage or recycling truck, the new electric version is silent and void of ...

A yearslong search for a new site to process much of Sonoma County’s yard and food waste may finally be over, potentially ending the need to haul almost 100,000 tons of organic materials to ...

The days of free commercial compost drop-offs at the Mesa County Landfill will soon come to an end. Jennifer Richardson, director of the Mesa County solid waste division, told The Daily Sentinel last ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Composting our way to a greener future. The City of Jacksonville is trying a new way to help restaurants keep food waste out of landfills. Sunshine Organics & Compost is the first ...

Amanda Blum is a freelancer who writes about smart home technology, gardening, and food preservation. Previously, Amanda has worked as a technology strategist specializing in problem solving and ...

It takes time to make compost. Organic matter requires about two to three months to break down in hot compost piles, and up to a year or more in cold composting systems. But if you add a compost ...

Samples from U.S. retailers found high levels of drug-resistant fungi in gardening supplies like flower bulbs, compost and soil The species of fungus observed can be very dangerous if spores are ...