Composting is the process of turning organic waste, such as kitchen scraps and yard debris, into nutrient-rich fertilizer. This transformation is facilitated by microorganisms, including bacteria and ...

In Albuquerque’s South Valley, workers are transforming spoiled food into hundreds of pounds of life-giving compost. Soilutions — New Mexico’s largest compost, soil and mulch manufacturer — has ...

HELP THEM DECORATE THE TRUCK. IN ALBUQUERQUE, SOUTH VALLEY, ONE LOCAL COMPANY IS KEEPING HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF POUNDS OF FOOD OUT OF THE LANDFILL EVERY WEEK, TURNING IT INTO SOMETHING YOUR YARD CAN ...

A bulldozer mixes a composting windrow at Spurt Industry's composting facility in Wixom, Michigan. (Photo by Nick Hagen / Planet Detroit) This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a ...

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 ...

LINCOLN, Neb. — A Lincoln man has opened a commercial worm farm that takes discarded food waste and turns it into a compost product with the creature's help. 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 ...

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) — Residents in North Charleston now have a new way to turn food scraps into compost, as a new residential drop-off site opens at Northwoods Park, expanding a regionwide ...