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 ...

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, ...

Compost is by far one of the best ingredients to improve soils and keep plant roots healthy throughout the yard and garden. Most of the trees in the world are never fertilized. Take a walk in the ...

My worst composting fear came true: Rats in the composter. They actually chewed through the black plastic Earth Machine I bought from Metro. At first I didn't want to believe it, although I am well ...

The largest category of waste going into landfills is food waste, said Rhonda Sherman, a world-renowned composting and vermicomposting expert who’s an extension specialist at NC State. Food waste ...