The United States has a festering food waste problem going largely unnoticed. In 2021, according to the nonprofit ReFED, 91 million tons of food – half still edible – were thrown away. Only 2% was ...

Download the metroKEY app, register, and you'll have access to four containers where you can drop off organic waste that gets ...

Composting is growing across the U.S. as food waste and landfill concerns mount, but experts say major obstacles remain ...

Decomposing food scraps at Bennett Compost in Northeast Philadelphia. Millions of tons of food waste end up in landfills each year. But alternatives like composting, anaerobic digestion and even ...

The College of Charleston is continuing to fuel a program meant to eliminate food waste on its campus. For over a decade, the ...

BERWYN, Ill. (CBS) – While it may look like garbage, composting is the process of recycling organic materials to fight food waste. If everyone in the U.S. composted, it would be like removing almost 8 ...

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 ...

POTSDAM— A local effort to reduce food waste has received nearly $100,000 to expand compost efforts and awareness in St.

A massive composting facility in Lamont is turning everyday food scraps and yard waste into nutrient-rich soil used by ...

“Food waste from our rec centers becomes high-quality compost, adding valuable nutrients back into city soils,” one official said. Philadelphia Parks and Recreation and Bennett Compost celebrated the ...

MUSKEGON, Mich. — A new curbside composting program held at the Muskegon Farmers Market is making it easier for residents to keep food waste out of landfills while supporting environmental ...

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 ...