The municipality's new organics facility can create high-quality compost for the first time. Haley Ryan has the story.

Nearly a quarter of our country’s freshwater is squandered growing food that spoils. Here are ways to protect the environment ...

"Massachusetts alone" has successfully reduced the amount of food sent to landfills, researchers wrote in a recent report.

Thanksgiving leftovers are tasty, but much of it ends up in trash cans. According to one estimate, Americans tossed out 316 ...

SECOS Group’s MyEcoBag produces compostable alternatives to plastic bags, aiming to replace conventional plastics.

Each year, the world wastes about one billion tons of food — enough for one billion meals each day. Additionally, roughly 17 ...

Some gardeners are reluctant to compost bread and other baked goods because they often contain a long list of ingredients.

The food scraps Halifax residents throw in their green bins are now headed to a new facility in Goodwood where the waste is ...

San Diego County has made notable strides in tackling food waste, setting an example for other regions. Efforts like ...

Citywide organic waste recycling comes after the 2023 start of the “single-stream” recycling program that uses one bin for ...