From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

The Dirt Factory in University City acts as a composting site for the neighborhood. Community members bring their food scraps and yard waste there and it is turned into nutrient-rich compost. Each ...

Q: I recently installed a simple and inexpensive compost system in my backyard. It is very easy and I have eliminated more than half of the trash that I put out each week. Will you please show your ...

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

If you’ve just started composting, you might wonder how to speed up compost so it’s completely decomposed and usable. It’s not hard to do! As long as you have the right balance of greens to browns, ...

Clarence Ford speaks to Ashraf Sirkhoth, Horticulturist/Permaculture Designer and Facilitator at SEED, a composting organisation in Rocklands, Mitchells Plain ...

Q: We just moved to Providence. What is the best way to dispose of kitchen waste? Is it okay to put uncooked vegetable peels in the yard waste barrel? I will find a way to compost on site in the ...

The program is an online step-by-step guide to composting and worm farming, which aims to help reduce the wasteful dumping of food scraps in landfill where they produce harmful greenhouse gases.

SAGINAW, MI-- As Earth Day approaches, Saginaw city staff is finalizing plans for an annual program that aims to educate and motivate residents about recycling and, in general, caring for the ...