In case you missed it, composting at home is an excellent way to reduce your carbon footprint and help the planet recover from the damage we humans have done to it. There are obvious long-term ...

If you’re keen to reduce waste and improve the way you manage your kitchen trash, a countertop compost bin is a great place to start. These self-contained systems allow you to collect coffee grounds, ...

Wood, wire or plastic? Here are the different types of composting bins, and their pros and cons. Traditional wooden bin The classic compost bin is a wood-framed box, homemade and typically three feet ...

Consider using a free-standing plastic composter to compost in your garden. Continue putting organic material from the kitchen in the composter during the winter. Because it keeps the material secured ...

Available now at Michaels, the Norpro Ceramic Kitchen Compost Keeper is your ticket to a more eco-conscious home for a price ...

I completely understand. You’re on a plastic diet. And of all the diets – Atkins, Blood Type, 100-mile, Cabbage Soup – it’s one of the most challenging to stick with. Most-city issued compost bins are ...

Over one-fifth of all plastic produced worldwide is tossed into uncontrolled dumpsites, burned in open pits or leaked into the environment. In Australia, 1.1 million tonnes of plastic is placed in the ...

It’s not yet the norm here in the States, but if this new sugar-based plastic actually takes off, composting might become as widespread as it is elsewhere–because this stuff, unlike current ...

While single-use bags labeled as compostable are an alternative for plastic bags, they are not to be disposed of in the green bins used to collect compostable waste, including food scraps and yard ...