VACAVILLE, CA - APRIL 20: A tractor drives past piles of compost at the Jepson Prairie Organics compost facility April 20, 2009 in Vacaville, California. Norcal Waste Systems is collecting food scraps ...

NEW YORK — America has a food waste problem. In a country famed for its large portion sizes, Americans toss out some 30-40% of the food produced. "We think of U.S. households wasting about a third of ...

Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas throws a tangerine peel into one of the new recycling bins now at community centers, municipal buildings and fire stations around the city. In a new partnership with a ...

A bulldozer mixes a composting windrow at Spurt Industry's composting facility in Wixom, Michigan. (Photo by Nick Hagen / Planet Detroit) This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a ...

ROCHESTER — A pilot program offering Olmsted County residents food waste composting services is being extended through 2025. Olmsted County Environmental Resources launched a drop-off household ...

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. – The little bits of food you toss across southeast Michigan with the trash are creating a bigger problem than you might think. “The State of Michigan landfills about two ...

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 ...

MADISON, Wis. — Dane County is pushing for more productive use of food waste instead of tossing it in the landfill. The county received a $400,000 grant to expand food waste composting, with drop-off ...

For the next two months — and maybe longer — Naperville residents will be able to drop off food scraps and yard waste at two compost locations in town. As of this week, the city is allowing compost ...

Royal Oak city commissioners this week officially amended the city’s composting ordinance as part of an effort to increase composting and reduce food waste in landfills. “It’s really part of the ...

At the first public hearing on Pittsfield’s plans to overhaul its trash and recycling policy, Dominick Villane, an apartment building property manager, made a point about how food waste affects the ...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - Environmental advocates and farmers gathered in Lexington this week for the second annual Kentucky Composting Conference. The goal of the conference is to seek solutions to a ...