Celebrate Earth Day by learning about the greener, more cost-efficient alternative to throwing away leftover scraps.

Americans spend 25% of their food budget on food they never eat, and Teralyn Pilgrim decided to do something about it in her own family. The author of "No Scrap Left Behind” joined us to share ...

Thanksgiving dinner is done, the turkey is stripped of leftover meat and its bones are simmering into a stock. There are plenty of hefty pieces set aside for making sandwiches, ...

A study by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania found composting and feeding food waste to animals would cut carbon ...

The pilot project converts food scraps into nutrient-rich compost that will be delivered to the Miccosukee Tribe in the Everglades which, for starters, plans to use it in a community garden.

Mill bills its food recycler as an “odorless, effortless, and fully automated.” To recycle, you just put your leftovers and scraps into the bin.

An ever-present flock of seagulls hovers over the New Haven Transfer Station in search of scraps of food. As part of a broader effort to reduce the amount of trash being burned or shipped out of ...

Leftover food comes and goes easily. Wilted salad left from a potluck, daily coffee grounds, the moldy butt of a loaf of bread, slick potato peels from Thanksgiving prep—if you’re like most ...

Many birds struggle to survive over the colder months, and robins are particularly vulnerable. Find out how you can help with some of your leftover food.

Some of the best broths come from picked-over poultry carcasses and vegetable scraps. Rey Lopez for The Washington Post; food styling by Lisa Cherkasky ...

Celebrate Earth Day by learning about the greener, more cost-efficient alternative to throwing away leftover scraps.