You might be able to use a smaller countertop bin if your municipality has curbside composting; if you’ll need to travel to a drop-off site, a higher-capacity container in the freezer buys you ...

Whole, carved, and cooked pumpkins are fully compostable and you can also compost healthy pumpkin plants, pumpkin skins, and ...

Contamination occurs when material that doesn’t belong in a recycling or compost bin makes its way there. This degrades the value of the recycling or compost stream and may result in rejection by ...

It might surprise you to know that you actually can compost weeds. Although it sounds problematic, due to the tendency for ...

I primarily use the eco mode, which breaks down food in just a few hours, then add the byproduct to my outdoor composting bin to complete the composting process. However, if you need ready-to-use ...

Q. How do I start and maintain a compost pile/bin? Is there a certain type of composter you recommend? I love composting because it’s a way you can take something that would normally be waste ...

Surrounded by carved pumpkins once spooky season ends? This expert has got the sustainable answer to re-use them ...

By Jill Terreri Ramos Q: The management company for my New York City co-op is restricting our access to the new composting bins, which the city provides, to one 24-hour period every week.