In simple terms, compost is the product of controlled biological decomposition of organic material in an oxygenated (aerobic) ...

A global study has found that adding biochar to organic waste composting can significantly reduce emissions of potent ...

But what if human remains could be as nonthreatening as a nice bag of garden soil or a peaceful woodland hike? It might not ...

Composting isn't as hard as you might think... and it's an ideal way to recycle organic waste while saving money on soil ...

The compost facility in Davenport is marking 30 years of operation, recycling yard waste and biosolids into compost, soil and ...

They feast on bubbles of methane seeping out of the ocean floor. Could their appetites be harnessed to slow climate change?

A large public compost pile in LaPorte has been burning for several days. Firefighters are using heavy machinery to dig into the pile and extinguish hotspots. Over seven million gallons of water have ...

LAPORTE COUNTY, IN (WSBT) — Firefighters with help from about a dozen excavator and backhoe operators on Wednesday appeared to be getting a better handle on a fire at a public composting pile burning ...

LAPORTE COUNTY, IN (WSBT) — Firefighters on Monday were in the second day of trying to put out a large burning public composting pile in LaPorte. The over 1,000-foot-long pile of yard waste at a ...

LAPORTE — Firefighters in LaPorte on Monday, Sept. 22 were in their second day of trying to stop a large public composting pile from burning. They were called to the 1,000-foot-plus-long pile of ...

Nearly three years after the vast majority of Denver voters approved a ballot initiative requiring restaurants and apartment buildings to recycle and compost their waste, the rules finally have a ...

Many home gardeners start compost piles before winter to reduce waste and prepare for spring prep. Fall cleanup provides a steady supply of leaves, stalks and other carbon-rich materials that become ...