Beneath mounds of waste at the Athens-Clarke County Landfill, dozens of wells drilled into the ground collect energy from the ...

The median cost to expand composting programs is $478 per ton of CO 2 avoided. Large cities, which would be the largest methane emitters from organic waste, generally have methane capture technologies ...

Most organic household waste ends up in landfills, where it generates methane, a powerful greenhouse gas. Composting food and garden waste instead of sending it to landfills can significantly reduce ...

A new critical review finds that combining biochar with compost can improve soil health, but claims of synergistic climate ...

Let's be real, most of us think composting is basically the gold standard of eco-friendly behavior. You're turning your banana peels into nutrient-rich soil, right? Not so fast. Research shows that ...

New York isn’t on track to meet its clean energy and sustainability goals. A new biennial review finds we will fall far short of the state’s mandated targets of getting 70% of electricity from ...

Composting diverts organic materials such as food scraps, yard trimmings, wood, and manure that would otherwise be disposed of in landfills or trash incinerators and recycles them into compost, a ...

This guest essay reflects the views of Wendy Schmidt, a philanthropist and investor who has founded nonprofit organizations to work with communities for renewable energy, resilient food systems, ...

When we think about agriculture, we often focus on the end product: cotton for a t-shirt, hay destined to feed animals through the winter, or hamburgers for our summer barbecues. However, after we ...

Dear Eartha, I know composting is good for our environment. But outside of making soil healthier for plants, what’s the real deal with composting? How does it actually benefit the community?