The Biodegradable Products Institute (BPI) has announced a combined Commercial & Home Compostable Certification programme.

Depending on where you live, it may be common to see expired food items dumped in trash bins. But in some states, this ...

Light as a feather and seemingly ubiquitous, plastic drinking straws tip the scales as environmental villains—clogging ...

Top composting standards group makes it easier than ever for packagers and consumers to divert more food scraps from ...

At Pittsburgh farmers markets, residents can not only buy fresh fruits, veggies, and hand-crafted gifts, they can also drop ...

A member of the r/DumpsterDiving community shared photos of five stacked Little Caesars boxes. "All of these boxes were ...

Billions of disposable diapers end up in North American landfills yearly. Carrie Pollak’s firm is trying better ways.

"No matter your composting experience, it can always be helpful to get a quick refresher on the rules and importance of composting!" ...

Every year, as the presses churn and the sweet smell of cider fills the autumn air, more than 4 million tons of apple ...

At the start of every semester, I look at a room of students, most of whom do not plan to be reporters. They’re here to study journalism as an institution. They want to understand how it ...

Analysis - Better animal waste management and local intelligence can slow the smuggling and manufacture of explosives by violent extremists.