Composting is the process of breaking down organic matter, like food scraps, into all-natural fertilizer. This is how to ...

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Food scraps make up 25 billion pounds of trash per year in this country—captured energy that could go back into greening the planet. A wilted broccoli stalk, a grapefruit peel, a carrot top. That’s ...

When it comes to composting, one of the biggest hurdles people face is confusion. What goes in? What stays out? Can I make ...

Don’t toss those imperfect lettuce leaves, onion tops and strawberry tops into the trash. Instead, convert them into compost right in the garden. Worm and pile composting are great ways to manage ...

Someone preparing a bokashi compost bucket with lots of food scraps. - Guido Mieth/Getty Images By just looking at it, bokashi and worm composting (vermicomposting) might seem like similar ways to ...

Lisa Tornatore, assistant director of Sustainability@BU, wrote in an email that the CORe facility, which accepts much of BU’s compost, “typically sorts out utensils and sends them to [a] ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Every year, billions of pounds of apples, wheat, corn, and other ...

"I thought there could be a more effective way to blend kitchen and garden scraps like coffee grounds, eggshells, vegetable ...

For as long as I can remember, my family and most of our neighbors have been composting all of our biodegradable waste, so one can understand why I was a little taken aback when I read that a company ...