Tired of seeing all those kitchen leftovers from preparing meals and snacks get thrown out in the trash? Here’s your chance to turn those scraps into a rich soil amendment. It is estimated that 25 ...

CLEAR LAKE — The Earth Machine, an advanced backyard home composter, will be on display and for sale during an open house from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 12, at the Landfill of North Iowa. Earth ...

The Northern Berkshire Solid Waste Management District is offering the 80-gallon Earth Machine BPA-free backyard compost bin for food and yard waste to its member towns: Adams, Cheshire, Clarksburg, ...

Autumn, with its many chores of cleaning up the yard and reaping garden harvests, is a great time to start composting. Composting is easy, and it can be even easier with an effective compost bin.

Some sustainable living changes — like swapping out plastic bags for reusable food storage — are relatively easy. Others — like diverting food waste from landfills — can feel pretty overwhelming.