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

Eau Claire’s Putnam Heights Elementary School is going to start composting food waste. 4th-grade students took the time to ...

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

The Sampson County landfill—where waste from Durham and 43 other NC counties is deposited—ranks second in the nation for ...

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

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

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

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

Starting in early 2025, all single-family homes in Bellingham will begin receiving organic waste collection as part of their ...

City officials say this is a transition step, state law will require all city residents to participate in yard and food waste ...

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