Note: making a starter pile can take longer if you're winter composting. Be patient! Commercial products are convenient but often unnecessary. You can make an effective homemade alternative with ...

Composting is an effective way to dispose of food waste, but it's important to never add certain foods as they may attract ...

Create simple organic fertilisers at home with common ingredients to nourish your plants naturally and enhance their ...

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Creating a compost bin is much easier than many people think. Get started with layers of ‘browns’ (aka carbon) and ‘greens’ ...

Most city residents are supposed to start separating compostable food and garden scraps from their trash in all five boroughs ...

You already have the raw materials—food scraps and paper waste. All you need is a product to help make composting convenient and even fun. We tried some products that can help you compost ...

Having home-made compost ready to be used as a mulch can ... high a proportion as possible of what you use. Even if you can make a third of your own and mix it with a very average product, it ...

Never throw food scraps in the trash again! A kitchen compost bin is one of the most useful investments you could make right now. Not only does it help you reduce waste, but it also transforms all ...

Kansas State University horticulture expert Cynthia Domenghini said composting at home provides gardeners with a free source of nutrient-rich soil. But there are some best practices to make sure ...

Landfill supervisor Adam Perez says participating in this program is a good way to give back to the environment.