Decomposing food scraps at Bennett Compost in Northeast Philadelphia. Millions of tons of food waste end up in landfills each year. But alternatives like composting, anaerobic digestion and even ...

The United Nations reports that food waste contributes to 8% to 10% of global greenhouse gas emissions. If it were its own country, it would be the third-largest contributor of greenhouse gas ...

With limited federal movement to advance composting, states are forging ahead with policies of their own. They are funding ...

Just 5% of America’s food waste is composted. Which states are getting it done? A person scraping vegetable scraps from a cutting board into a compost bin outdoors. The scraps include leafy greens, ...

Olivia, Wildflower and others prize composting but wonder if there are enough incentives and direction from the city ...

So who would think that you could combine fish waste and scrapings from plates in restaurants like Bellisio's into a sweet-smelling, black loamy fertilizer? The composting specialists at the Western ...

BERWYN, Ill. (CBS) – While it may look like garbage, composting is the process of recycling organic materials to fight food waste. If everyone in the U.S. composted, it would be like removing almost 8 ...

“Food waste from our rec centers becomes high-quality compost, adding valuable nutrients back into city soils,” one official said. Philadelphia Parks and Recreation and Bennett Compost celebrated the ...

MUSKEGON, Mich. — A new curbside composting program held at the Muskegon Farmers Market is making it easier for residents to keep food waste out of landfills while supporting environmental ...

Bennett Compost and Circle Compost say a goal after Thursday's merger is to get more apartment and office buildings to sign ...

The hottest new recipe at Bernie and Boys is simple: lots of rotting vegetables, some used coffee grounds, a sprinkle of wood chips and stir. The Burien market, a neighborhood favorite for its produce ...

For all the smiles and goodwill they attracted on a recent morning, the workers in the big green truck might have been hawking Popsicles and Choco Tacos. But on this hot Saturday near downtown, the ...