Composting involves decomposing organic materials to create nutrient-rich soil. A compost pile needs a balance of green (nitrogen-rich) and brown (carbon-rich) materials. Maintaining proper ...

Composting can significantly extend the life of landfills, as a third of municipal solid waste is compostable. Farmers and gardeners benefit from compost as it improves soil health, water ...

New York City starts enforcing its new compost rules today. All food scraps, food-soiled paper and yard waste must be separated from the garbage and set out for composting. The new rules took ...

While lots of Brits will be starting their vegetable patches and planting pretty flowers, it’s also worth knowing the things you can compost to help your garden this spring and summer.

Then came the dumpster inspection. Could anything in there go to compost? Ms. Billings, a consultant contracted by the state government, took notes, snapped pictures and peered behind the bar to ...

But even as the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) claims to tackle them with a steep 36% garbage tax, a workable way out remains largely ignored: Wet waste composting. Localised ward-level ...

Mandatory composting in New York City is a garbage idea that somehow keeps getting recycled even though it trashes New Yorkers’ daily lives. On Thursday, members of the City Council’s Common ...

The first week of New York City’s composting crackdown resulted in nearly 2,000 tickets to property owners who allegedly ignored a new mandate to separate organic waste from the rest of their ...

Big Apple residents are legally required to compost their garbage, but steaming landlords say they’re getting the rotten end of the deal by being forced into dumpster diving to comply.

West Suffolk Council is giving away free compost. The giveaway will take place at Brandon Country Park on May 7 from midday until 3pm. The compost is made from garden waste collected by the council's ...