Maggots are a common sight in compost piles and bins, but what do they do? What kind of maggots should you expect to find in your compost bin? How can you get rid of maggots if they become a problem?

New Bedford and Dartmouth residents can get free composting tools and learn best practices in April to reduce waste.

An orange peel hits the trash—and just like that, valuable plant fuel gets tossed away. That moment happens every day in ...

Why upstream organics collection is the missing link in participation and contamination control.
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Discover why Mark from Self Sufficient Me recommends a brewer’s fermenting container as his top choice for a kitchen ...

If your garden soil is sandy and light, adding compost will help retain moisture and nutrients. If your soil is heavy with ...

Below are four high-tech home composters that will easily allow you to turn food waste into flora feed. If you’re a family ...

Odor is the #1 barrier to composting participation, here is how programs can solve it upstream. By Michelle Horneff-Cohen ...

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

A student-led environmental club at Flagstaff Academy Charter School has launched a composting initiative diverting 120 ...

Shasta College won an award for its 'Carbon Sinks' project, composting food and agricultural waste with student help.