The federal definition of compost has been static for decades. In a welcome development, the US Department of Agriculture is reviewing this definition in order to extend it beyond plant and animal ...

Aside from staking up space, when food scraps are end up in landfill and decompose without access to oxygen they release methane, a greenhouse gas many times more potent than carbon dioxide.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Brooke Roberts-Islam is a London-based writer covering sustainability. Composting might seem an unconventional choice, but the ...

Listen to this episode of the GeekWire Podcast. Subscribe to Positive Charge: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, All Episodes Last year, lifestyle icon Martha Stewart created an internet sensation ...

The intensification of global agriculture results in significant disposal challenges, with 14 billion tons of crop straw and 125 million tons of livestock manure produced annually. Traditional ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Wishart-Smith is a board director covering leadership and innovation. When it comes to sustainability, many Americans separate ...

Watch a powerful trommel screener process organic waste into high-quality compost with exceptional speed and efficiency. Designed for large-scale composting and recycling operations, this advanced ...

Ben Stanger, founder and CEO of Green Box Compost, picks up buckets of food scraps from a client’s home in Madison, Wisconsin. Green Box Compost charges Madison subscribers $24 a month for a ...

Community composting is a model of composting that sources organic materials locally, engages the community in the composting process, and uses the compost produced in local soils. Community ...

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