If you’re looking to reduce waste and create nutrient-rich soil for your garden, composting at home is a simple and effective way to do it. Composting is the natural process of breaking down organic ...

Composting may seem like a pretty straightforward gardening task but there are a few too many wrong steps you can take when making it. So if you want to make the best compost for your plants, avoid ...

The United States has a festering food waste problem going largely unnoticed. In 2021, according to the nonprofit ReFED, 91 million tons of food – half still edible – were thrown away. Only 2% was ...

By Liah Continentino As the holiday season arrives, so does a surge in food waste. A 2020 study by Penn State found that U.S.

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Parchment paper is handy for food storage, steaming fish and veggies, and preventing cookies and cakes from sticking to baking sheets and pans. The trouble is, used parchment paper can pile up fast ...

Compost can provide your yard’s gardens and flower, tree and vegetable beds with healthy nutrients that help your plants grow. It’s also great for helping strengthen your soil in floods and droughts, ...

How does climate change affect where and how we live? The energy used to operate buildings results in more than a fourth of global carbon dioxide pollution. And climate change threatens communities ...

This monthly column is written by Kendra Bruno, aka Compost Girl, who is the waste prevention specialist for the city of Napa. To submit questions, email [email protected]. What’s hotter than Napa ...

Compost at home? Don’t I have to send all my kitchen scraps to the curb in my green waste bin? Nope! They don’t ALL have to go into your green bin. They just can’t go into the landfill, according to ...