Key Points Winter compost doesn't generate enough heat to remove contaminants.Don't add animal waste and chemically treated ...

Some gardeners have asked if composting garden, yard and food waste is sustainable or beneficial to the environment since the composting process generates lots of carbon dioxide, the principal ...

The best gardeners know the simple truth about compost: It’s better than fertilizer when it comes to providing a nutrient-rich growing environment for plants. Composting is easy and inexpensive, and ...

Short on space or time? Trench composting is a simple, low-effort way to recycle garden and kitchen waste, enriching the soil ...

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 ...

Most food and garden waste in Australia comes from homes. Australian households waste 3.1 million tons of food each year. That’s more than five kilograms each household per week. Over half of all ...

A council has launched an initiative to cut garden waste through composting. South Hams District Council in Devon said there were already eight community garden waste composting sites in the area but ...

Which compost starter is best? Globally, food waste contributes 8%-10% of all greenhouse gas emissions. One way to mitigate food waste in your home is to start a home compost bin, which not only keeps ...

First popularized in Japan in the 1980s, bokashi composting is a unique, indoor composting method that has a number of advantages over other composting systems. Not only is bokashi composting small ...

Simon Akeroyd has warned against putting tea bags directly in compost due to their material - and instead pointed out how ...