Sawdust is only as garden-safe as its source. Clean, untreated wood is fine, but dust from painted, stained, pressure-treated ...

A persistent fire at A&M Compost in Lancaster County has been causing heavy smoke and odor, affecting residents' quality of life, with the Department of Environmental Protection stepping in to halt ...

Environmental club posters around Cross. Students pick up snacks from the share table. Instead of throwing their meatball sandwiches into a trash can, Wilbur Cross High School students sorted their ...

In Umeå, Sweden a team of researchers looked at how organic matter breaks down in cold seasons, particularly when snow cover is reduced. The researchers removed snow from plots of land to simulate the ...

In Umeå, Sweden, a team of researchers looked at how organic matter breaks down in cold seasons, particularly when snow cover is reduced. The researchers removed snow from plots of land to simulate ...

As a senior environmental biology major, I have always been very interested in biology and natural processes. Since I began working as a student leader on the Zero Waste team at the Hanley ...

A compost pile is an eco-system; provide the food and the guests will come! Spring-like weather brings up the urge to prune and plant, to top dress or mulch with compost... Compost! What's been ...

In 2009, Tim Bennett discovered a gap in services for sustainability-minded Philadelphians. The then-recent Temple graduate wanted to compost his food scraps to help divert greenhouse gas-producing ...

CORVALLIS — As leaves fall and yard debris bins fill up, it’s a great time to consider composting instead of hauling away those valuable resources. Compost is one of the best ways to build healthy ...

If you want to reduce waste and grow healthier plants but don’t have a backyard, composting is still possible. You can easily start composting in small spaces like apartments or balconies using simple ...

DAVENPORT, Iowa — The Davenport Compost Facility is celebrating 30 years of turning waste into reusable products for the community. The site opened in 1995 as the first of its kind in Iowa. Unlike ...