Plastic manufacturers are pushing to have their products counted as compost. Composters and farmers are trying to stop them.

Use a watering can if you are doing a soil drench, and water close to the base of each plant. If you spray on the plant ...

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However, for manufacturers of next-generation, "compostable" food packaging products — such as bioplastic bags, cups and takeout containers made from corn, kelp or sugarcane fibers — those ...

Composting has gone mainstream. If you're ready to pile on, we've outlined everything you need to know to start a compost ...

You don't need much to start making your own garden gold – discover easy, affordable bin options as well as solutions to take ...

With Philadelphia city workers on strike, trash pickup has been suspended — and food waste is piling up fast. If you’re ...

A small but growing number of footwear companies are using "biodegradable" and "compostable" as selling points. What does ...

This week, after a long spring of unseasonal and unpredictable weather events, our garden was treated to a much-needed spa ...

The City of Alpena will begin phasing in some changes to our residential bagged lawn waste program this season, a Tuesday press release from the city stated. Effective this year, residents are ...

The town will be procuring three dumpsters for residents to toss out one trash bag per residence at the Department of Public ...