Dear Eartha: At a cocktail party last week, I heard about a composting ‘machine’ that fits under your countertop and produces finished compost in two weeks without any odor at all. It sounds too good ...

MIDDLETOWN — A bucket of moldy old food scraps and pizza boxes may not seem like the foundation for a sound business plan, but it is an enriching one for at least one Delco man as Americans discover ...

Just because composting at home is easy doesn’t mean that everyone does it. Yes, organic compost is expensive at the garden center and free when you make it yourself, but if you don’t figure out a ...

The city of Southfield is encouraging residents to be more mindful about what they throw away by offering an alternative to traditional trash disposal. Ten composting drop boxes have been installed at ...

New Yorkers have been through a lot over the past couple of months, but this felt personal: The city stopped picking up curbside compost this week and asked residents to instead discard their food ...

One of the pizza box composting project bins near Bragaw dorm on the N.C. State campus in Raleigh. Pizza boxes are not recyclable. N.C. State University started the project a year ago and has ...

Amanda Blum is a freelancer who writes about smart home technology, gardening, and food preservation. Previously, Amanda has worked as a technology strategist specializing in problem solving and ...