“Food waste from our rec centers becomes high-quality compost, adding valuable nutrients back into city soils,” one official said. Philadelphia Parks and Recreation and Bennett Compost celebrated the ...

Meal kit company HelloFresh has repurposed nearly four million pounds of food waste into new food-based products like compost and animal feed. This equates to preventing approximately 1,307 tons of ...

Opinions expressed by Digital Journal contributors are their own. Over 160 million tons of food waste is generated each year from food growers and processors. Some of it is byproducts; sometimes, it’s ...

Composting is simple. All you need is a kitchen pail, food scraps and a napkin. That’s the trick, Robert Reed said. A paper towel at the bottom of the bin can soak up the moisture and smells, keeping ...

The metal bucket holds up to 12 pounds of food. Instead of tossing your food scraps in the trash can, simply divert them into ...

Food waste composting in the D.C. region is big business. While the District only recently rolled out a curbside composting program, most of the surrounding suburbs have been tackling the issue for ...

You probably expect this to be another feel-good story about sustainability and backyard bins. It's not. Let's be real, ...

Alissa LaChance, owner of Dirt Rich Compost, aims to collect one million pounds of food waste this year. (Julie Engler/Whitefish Pilot) Dirt Rich Compost, located at 325 Fourth Avenue EN in Columbia ...

The study Biodegradable Innovations: Harnessing Agriculture for Eco-Friendly Plastics, published in the Journal of ...

WASHINGTON (7News) — D.C. is currently in the process of getting compost bins in every ward, with dozens scattered throughout the city. Users can access them by simply using their phone. “This is the ...