This year’s Halloween celebration is the first to happen under California’s new Organic Recycling law, which means it's required to compost all those pumpkins they decorated or carved for the holiday.

SAN DIEGO (KGTV) – This year’s Halloween celebration is the first to happen under California’s new Organic Recycling law, and that means everyone is legally required to compost all those pumpkins they ...

Find a source of fresh fall leaves that you want to collect. Carefully examine the leaves to ensure there are no signs of ...

For compost to break down well, you need a mix of carbon-rich browns and nitrogen-rich greens. Fall leaves provide carbon, ...

Welcome to Sustainability with Sarah! I’m the climate change and environmental reporter for The Greenville News covering issues and solutions across the Upstate. In this weekly column, I will answer ...

Most of what goes into U.S. landfills is organic waste, ranging from household food scraps to yard trimmings. That’s a problem because in that environment, organic waste is deprived of oxygen, which ...

After Halloween, properly disposing of pumpkins is integral for the health of local ecosystems, according to officials. Pumpkins should not be thrown away, as over 1 billion pounds of pumpkins end up ...

I wasn't sure that my amateurish attempts at composting were going so well. That was before I pulled on some gloves and started poking under the ugly pile of rotting lettuce leaves, eggshells, parsnip ...

WILLISTON - Many people have heard that composting is good for the environment — but why exactly is that the case? What even is compost anyway? Can chicken bones be composted? To answer these ...

It might surprise you to know that you actually can compost weeds. Although it sounds problematic, due to the tendency for weeds to spread fast, it is possible to compost weeds effectively so they don ...