MIAMI — Two recent reports from the Environmental Protection Agency revealed a startling statistic: more than one-third of the food produced in the United States is never eaten, and most of it ends up ...

You've probably heard many myths about what you can and can't add to your compost pile, and this zesty fruit that's often ...

Starre Vartan is an environmental and science journalist. She holds an MFA degree from Columbia University and Geology and English degrees from Syracuse University. Cold composting is the process by ...

JANE EDMANSON: Compost. What a delicious thing for your garden. It is the cornerstone of all healthy soils. But sometimes, it's not as easy making compost as it should be. So for any problems you ...

Maybe it will take carrots to get towns to cooperate. We’ll need lots of carrots, big carrots, to move communities to embrace the benefits of regionalization. One such carrot was dangled in the ...

In most Indian homes, kitchen waste usually end up in garbage bins. Yet this everyday waste is actually one of the most ...

Chris Cano stands in front of Infinity Hall where the office for Gainesville Compost is located. Cano said the building has curated and encouraged the vision of innovation that his business strives ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Image credits: Flickr Most gardeners judge their compost by smell or texture. Color, though, tends to be an afterthought. That's a ...

DENVER (CBS4)- Firefighters in Denver are trying to go from heroes to zeros, but for a good cause. Fire crews are trying to set an example with their recycling and composting efforts to reach a ...