Avon’s commercial composting pilot program, which kicked off in November, is already diverting a significant amount of waste ...

Most organic household waste ends up in landfills where it generates methane, a powerful greenhouse gas. Composting food and garden waste instead of sending it to landfills can significantly reduce ...

MERCED, Calif. -- When President Biden announced the goal of reducing methane emissions roughly 30% over the next decade, it focused attention on a greenhouse gas that might not be as familiar to most ...

Even biodegradable items can’t turn into beneficial compost when they’re packed close together and buried. There’s a better solution. Sipa USA file photo Climate change is one of the biggest ...

According to the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), Oregon household’s throwaway more than 6 pounds of food each week, and 71-percent of the food discarded could have been consumed by a ...

Avon is preparing to implement a composting program as it pursues its own greenhouse gas goals and Eagle County’s, but the town is taking the process slowly to ensure it is best suited to residents ...

Steve Ela is an organic fruit grower in western Colorado who relies on compost to nourish his heirloom tomato crop each year. He plants nitrogen-rich legumes and other perennial cover crops amongst ...