Oakland doesn't accept these green compostable bags, but in San Francisco, Recology does. Here's what is going on.

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I am constantly trying to reduce my plastic use in the kitchen, especially when it comes to food storage. So when I came across Compostic Compostable Bags, I was immediately interested. The bags are ...

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My mom used to fling banana peels out of the car window shouting, “They’re biodegradable!” (don’t do this) and then she’d go home and cover enchiladas with plastic shower caps that have probably ...

"They often all get marked as contamination and removed." ...

Tom Oder is a writer, editor, and communication expert who specializes in sustainability and the environment with a sweet spot for urban agriculture. If you feed them, they will come. Microbes, that ...

Savvy gardeners are always looking for ways to simplify gardening tasks, so it's no surprise that blender composting has been catching on in a big way. Compared to traditional composting, "composting" ...