As a young boy, I had to contend with my grandfather’s compost heap. It was a veritable Vesuvius of foul-smelling, putrescible plant waste, a metre high and hidden behind a privet hedge. We had placed ...

Ready to give up backyard composting because it's too difficult? It may surprise you to learn that prolific (and kind-of-cute ...

The draft was approved by the House Agriculture Committee in a 22-hour markup session last week. It’s the third attempt in as many years to pass a long-term budget for the U.S. Department of ...

Your weekend dinner reservations are now going to make a much bigger impact after a local restaurant chain just made a major move.

Public Works Director Meghan Theriault knows food waste can be a massive part of the town's solid waste. In an effort to reduce it, her team is leading ...

Most food and garden waste in Australia comes from homes. Australian households waste 3.1 million tons of food each year. That’s more than five kilograms each household per week. Over half of all ...