Most of what goes into U.S. landfills is organic waste, ranging from household food scraps to yard trimmings. That’s a problem because in that environment, organic waste is deprived of oxygen, which ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Compost is a mixture of decayed organic matter and is used for fertilizing and conditioning land. Raw organic waste becomes a nutrient-rich soil amendment when properly composted.

Fall is a perfect time to consider composting. As our days get cooler and shorter, deciduous trees like oaks, maples, and sweetgums will begin to shed their leaves. The swamp chestnut oak in my front ...

One barrier to composting is the assumption that it takes a large backyard setup to do it "right." ...

It's time to make some compost in the kitchen! Compost is one of the secret weapons to growing plants well, but creating compost is not the easiest thing to do. Unless you are using this Electric Food ...

At The Foodbank Inc. in downtown Dayton, a dark pile of processed waste and wood chips sits beneath a conveyor belt. This is ...