Paper towels are usually safe for composting, but there are exceptions. • Because paper towels are made from biodegradable plant material, they are often compostable. • Paper towels that have been ...

Parchment paper is handy for food storage, steaming fish and veggies, and preventing cookies and cakes from sticking to baking sheets and pans. The trouble is, used parchment paper can pile up fast ...

Since January, I have focused this column on the importance of recycling organics, but there is one category of organics requiring caution before composting: paper. Organics include anything once ...

I know. We’ve talked a lot about shopping bags recently. But, before we move on, my editor wanted to know if he could compost his paper shopping bags. He wondered if that would be a reason to pick ...

NEW YORK (PIX11) – The city is making it easier to know which types of everyday items get composted versus throw in the trash. According to New York City’s composting rules, residents must separate ...

In a case of reclosing the loop, the city of Glenwood Springs is recycling most of its paper at paper mills again after complaints that the resource instead was ending up in compost piles. At issue is ...

Q: I am somewhat confused about the use of shredded paper in compost piles. Over the years, I have read articles that mention its use in compost piles as acceptable, while other articles consider it a ...

Local authorities are being advised by the trade body for organics recycling to consider composting paper and cardboard which is being stored due to the slowdown in the market for recovered materials.

North Brooklyn Councilmember Lincoln Restler has spent his first year in office working on making his district more climate-friendly — and on Wednesday, he introduced a bill that aims to make ...