You might dump your kitchen scraps into the plastic composter at the back corner of the yard and forget about them, but those compost bins are often an inefficient way to reduce food scraps into ...

The best compost bin is the one you’ll actually use. I tried two popular styles and have a clear favorite. Barrel-style compost bins (left) make tumbling your compost easier, while box-style bins ...

Print is dying, but composting is alive and well. Why not make it easier for city residents to participate? Since curbside newspaper boxes don’t get a lot of action selling papers anymore, a new urban ...

New Yorkers have been through a lot over the past couple of months, but this felt personal: The city stopped picking up curbside compost this week and asked residents to instead discard their food ...

For the devoted composter in your life -- or the person who should be -- let us point you to the workshop of Marina del Rey furniture craftsman Cliff Spencer and his Tigger Countertop Compost Bin.

YOU CAN'T HELP but feel like you're getting away with something -- sneaking a greasy pizza box into the big green yard-waste cart. You can put those guilty feelings aside, because pizza boxes are ...

You probably know to add vegetable scraps and other plant-based items to your compost bin, but if you're due for a pantry ...

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New York City has suspended its composting program because of the coronavirus. Here’s an alternative that’s easy, clean and good for the climate. By Hiroko Tabuchi New Yorkers have been through a lot ...