In the course of a week, my kitchen produces a shocking quantity of what we might think of as edible trash: apple peels, garlic nubs, a bit of gristle from a steak, Dorito dust, tea bags, the ...

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City Limits takes a multimedia look at how food waste is repurposed at the Department of Sanitation’s 33-acre composting facility in the Fresh Kills section of Staten Island. The site is part of New ...

CHICAGO -- A unique climate change fighting machine is being used to divert thousands of pounds of food waste from landfills, as well as feed people and heat city homes in a clean and sustainable way.

Food will no longer go to waste at Sacramento State’s Dining Commons. Uneaten food scraps will soon become eco-friendly compost, thanks to new state funding allowing Sac State to purchase the ...

STAMFORD — When it comes to giving residents the chance to recycle their food waste, city officials think two locations are better than one. A compost machine capable of processing 500 pounds of food ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sep. 14—TRAVERSE CITY — The Michigan Recycling Coalition and the Michigan Organics Council are hosting the Great Michigan Compost ...