Generating less trash is a worthy goal. But we all have to eat, and more food ends up in landfills than any other type of trash material, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. It makes up ...

Composting is growing across the U.S. as food waste and landfill concerns mount, but experts say major obstacles remain ...

TOWNSHEND — Towns are giving the Windham Solid Waste Management District in Brattleboro a shot at compost hauling. Bob Spencer, executive director at WSWMD, said the introduction of the new program is ...

NBA arenas are cutting waste with recycling, composting, and donations—keeping tons out of landfills while helping ...

Chrissy Wade didn’t think there was anything wrong with the way her family lived on its off-grid farm in Waterville. The four — including two teenagers — inhabit a simple, wood-heated yurt on 56 ...