If you compost at home, there's an extra ingredient you could be adding to the bin that's already lying around — and it doesn ...

Homemade compost, affectionately known as black gold, is a secret weapon of some of the best gardeners. It’s the nutrient-rich material that results from the breakdown of organic materials, like ...

The natural world thrives on decomposition and regeneration. Fallen leaves, needles and other organic materials in a forest return to the soil and feed the trees in a perfect cycle. We humans have ...

If you have wine corks leftover after celebrating with friends and family, don’t throw them in the trash. Most natural wine corks are fully compostable, but synthetic corks can also be repurposed and ...

It’s that time of year again when the grass gets greener, the trees spring back to life and University of Massachusetts students make their way out of their dorms for the first time since fall. The ...

After you separate regular recyclables from your trash, what’s left? Much of our trash is actually food waste, and that, too, can be recycled by turning it into compost. Composting is the way that ...

Halloween pumpkins have begun rotting and many people will have food scraps from Thanksgiving, but these don’t have to be thrown away. Composting can give food and organic waste a new life and reduce ...

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 ...

Through a year-round mission to be more environmentally friendly, Iowa City residents are being asked to take their natural Christmas trees to the Iowa City Landfill and Recycling Center. IOWA CITY, ...

Minnesotans will soon no longer need to leave the state to return their remains to nature by converting them into nutrient-rich soil. As of July 1, human composting — also known as natural organic ...