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Aramark launched a new composting program in collaboration with the Office of Facilities Management and the Office of Sustainability, that will divert over 25 tons of food waste per month from ...

Automatic indoor composter turns banana peels and rotten lettuce into usable fertilizer in two weeks--and it does it without the stink. Jennifer Guevin was a managing editor at CNET, overseeing the ...

If you would like to help the environment and easily recycle your kitchen waste you may be interested in the Cavdle WasteCycler. A compact kitchen accessory and the worlds first visual waste disposal ...

It takes two to three weeks for a properly maintained 2-foot pile of leaves to turn into a bucket full of black, crumbly, sweet-smelling compost. Connie Gannon Fresno Bee archive Many gardeners are ...

Scraping kitchen waste is the first step toward an effective home composting system. Hector Amezcua Sacramento Bee file It is estimated that 30 percent of residential waste can be composted (according ...

With spring right around the corner, it might be time to take a much-needed look at your garden. Believe it or not, your plants could get a big boost from the stuff you typically toss in the trash.