For some, what happens to the contents of your household ‘food bin’ that many councils collect for recycling waste is perhaps even more mysterious than what happens to the plastic in our recycling ...

Pressures such as population growth, urbanization, and land degradation are straining the global agrifood system, the network connecting all steps of the food supply chain from growing crops in the ...

Climate change is affecting our food, and our food is affecting the climate. NPR is dedicating a week to stories and conversations about the search for solutions. When we started working on this ...

Pressures such as population growth, urbanization, and land degradation are straining the global agrifood system, the network connecting all steps of the food supply chain from growing crops in the ...

When we talk about sustainability, we often talk about it in pieces — recycling here, green waste there, landfill reduction somewhere else. But the real environmental test is cradle to ...

Department of Environmental Services Director Roger Babcock explains the newest food composting program rolling out across ...

PORTLAND, Oregon — Food is the largest component of the metro region’s garbage: about 18% of our overall disposed waste —more than any other material by far. Businesses are responsible for more than ...

KCRA 3’S LYSEE MITRI EXPLAINS. TAKING OUT THE TRASH REQUIRES MORE SORTING. THESE DAYS, ALL CUSTOMERS AND RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES HAVE TO BE PUTTING OUR FOOD WASTE INTO THE ORGANICS CONTAINER INSTEAD ...

In Albuquerque’s South Valley, workers are transforming spoiled food into hundreds of pounds of life-giving compost. Soilutions — New Mexico’s largest compost, soil and mulch manufacturer — has ...

PHOENIX — The city of Phoenix is taking new steps to cut down on food waste by partnering with a technology company that helps turn table scraps into compost for local farms. The company, Mill, sells ...

TORRINGTON — The city of Torrington is taking the first steps toward recycling organic waste, including food scraps, by voting to start a voluntary pilot program in January. Tons of organic waste is ...