The secret lies in making your very own DIY compost starter. Estimated reading time: 6 minutes Here's how to make an effective compost starter using everyday household waste and organic materials.

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

Even though it's now against the law to put my food scraps in the trash, I had a couple really good reasons not to start composting: smell and lack of a green bin. Living in a Koreatown studio ...

Get rid of food scraps by composting with the right products In vermicomposters like the Bionicraft (pictured), worms turn your fruit and vegetable scraps into high-quality fertilizer, but they ...

Decomposing food scraps contribute to climate change by generating 11 percent of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions.

What is Composting, Why Composting Matters, The Basics of Starting a Compost Pile, What Not to Compost, and The Benefits of ...

Putting compostable items in the compost bin instead of the trash can is one of the easiest and most effective first steps you can take to reduce greenhouse gas emissions—specifically methane, which ...

Composting more organic waste is part of the ... people a chance to get used to the correct behavior before we really start cracking down,” said Richard Day, the enrollment coordinator for ...

OPINION: Watching the new growth appear is nature at its best.

By the end, participants see the full cycle of how food waste becomes compost that feeds new plants. For Chan, nature-based solutions for waste are key because they keep the resource cycle going.

Free workshops that are meant to get more people engaged in sustainable practices — from composting to sustainable fishing, ...