Most of what goes into U.S. landfills is organic waste. It's a problem because in that environment, organic waste produces ...

Some kitchen scraps are great for composting, while others get a bad wrap. Start composting this somewhat controversial food ...

When organic waste is landfilled, it can impact public health and the environment by releasing methane, a harmful gas that ...

Although human composting is already legal in nearby states like New York, Delaware, and Maryland, none of those states have ...

Los Angeles isn’t advancing this environmental cause on its own. It is scrambling to meet a state-mandated deadline to move food waste out of landfills by the end of the year. To make the ...

“Composting itself is a very living function and it’s performed by living organisms. … There are billions of microbial, living things in our digestive tracts and just contained in our body.

This has ensured Northwestern is collecting clean materials and reducing what is sent to landfill. Composting has also expanded to the Norris Center food court. Just last week new bins were installed, ...

Composting and "green burials" are now legal in New York State. The sector promises to make the burial process cheaper and less toxic, but not everyone agrees it's the best way to treat the dead.