Since biblical times, farmers have utilized crop residues and animal manure to build soil and enhance crop production. Before the agricultural revolution in the mid-20th century, farming was ...

Most organic household waste ends up in landfills, where it generates methane, a powerful greenhouse gas. Composting food and garden waste instead of sending it to landfills can significantly reduce ...

The organic solid waste that citizens deposit in brown recycling bins could currently produce the amount of compost needed to satisfy 8% of the nutrients demanded by urban and peri-urban agriculture, ...

Which plants like peat-based compost, and which flourish more with manure? Get the dirt on this nutrient-rich soil additive.

Californians who long ago became accustomed to separating their trash and recycling their cans, bottles and paper are now being asked to separate their kitchen garbage so it can be recycled into ...

Environmentalists urge people to think twice about how much food they make and how to deal with leftovers this Thanksgiving. New York City, reportedly the world's most wasteful city, last year ...

Generate Capital expands its presence in organic waste management through investment in South-Carolina-based composting company amid increasing demand for sustainable waste solutions SPARTANBURG, S.C.

Secretary Tiu Laurel visits Davao Thermo Biotech to evaluate organic composting for the Lupa Pagyamanin Program.

This week, New York City’s war on rats starts a welcome new offensive with the mandatory organic food waste collection (also called curbside composting) for all New Yorkers’ homes. The rules to ...