I n the warehouse-huge back room of his company Return Home, just south of Seattle, Micah Truman walks over to what looks like an off-white shipping crate, complete with a lock on the front. “Put your ...

Mayor Eric Adams will announce the program at his State of the City address as part of his efforts to improve trash collection and fix New York’s rodent problem. By Dana Rubinstein and Emma G.

Andrew Blok covered home energy, with a focus on solar, and navigated the changing energy landscape to help people make smart energy decisions. He's a graduate of the Knight Center for Environmental ...

If you live in Brooklyn, there’ll be an extra step to your garbage gathering routine beginning in October. Along with your regular trash and recycling, you’ll need to leave out your food and yard ...

Putting compostable items in the compost bin instead of the trash can is one of the easiest and most effective first steps you can take to reduce greenhouse gas emissions—specifically methane, which ...

Compost is the ultimate ingredient for building fertile soil. If everyone composted their kitchen and garden waste, the world would be a cleaner place, and we would all enjoy more productive organic ...

Human composting is the process of transforming human remains into soil. Advocates say it's more environmentally friendly than casket burials and cremation. Despite the seemingly novel burial method, ...

EXPLAINS. PART OF THE ROCK. THE WHOLE THING CAN GO RIGHT INTO THE COMPOST. IT’S VOLUNTARY NOW IN LAUREL, BUT COME JULY 1ST, 2025, COMPOST WILL BECOME MANDATORY AFTER APPROVAL LAST MONTH FROM THE MAYOR ...

The city will pilot automatic, optional curbside pickup across Queens after lagging behind promises to collect compost. By Anne Barnard What happens to food scraps in the garbage is both gross (rats, ...