Most of the nation's garbage still ends up in landfills, and as much as half of what Americans toss into their trash bins is food waste and other organic material. But increasingly there's recognition ...

ASHEVILLE - Of the trash tossed into the city's garbage cans annually, 12 million pounds are organic materials including everything from vegetable peelings to used pizza boxes. That's according to a ...

Every day, Princeton students eat food in dining halls, dutifully scrape their leftovers into metal chutes labeled “Food Waste & Napkins,” and move on with their days. What journey does this food ...

Did you know hogs used to feed on garbage at the dump near Edna? And that at one point, more than 100 of them were stolen? The Telegram-Tribune reported March 8, 1955: “The largest hog-stealing ...

Gurgaon: This is where the battle against garbage is lost or won – composting. Together with segregation, the first step, good composting practices determine how evolved waste management is in a city, ...

CHULA VISTA, Calif. — Two years after California launched an effort to keep organic waste out of landfills, the state is so far behind on getting food recycling programs up and running that it's ...