Recology spokesman Robert Reed stood beside the tailgate of a pickup truck loaded with a mound of rich, dark compost during a spring presentation at a small winery just north of the Solano County line ...

Let's be real, most of us think composting is basically the gold standard of eco-friendly behavior. You're turning your banana peels into nutrient-rich soil, right? Not so fast. Research shows that ...

Many people compost their food scraps and yard waste because they think it's the right thing to do. A new University of Washington study confirms that sentiment, and also calculates the environmental ...

SEATTLE — Human bodies make great worm food. That’s the conclusion of pilot experiments with six dead bodies that were allowed to decompose among wood chips and other organic material. The results, ...

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Starre Vartan is an environmental and science journalist. She holds an MFA degree from Columbia University and Geology and English degrees from Syracuse University. Cold composting is the process by ...

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A new study confirms that composting food scraps is better than throwing them away, and also calculates the environmental benefits associated with keeping these organic materials out of landfills.