This electronic composter works as promised, converting your food waste into nutritious compost you can add to your garden—or even your potted plants. But it’s very expensive, you’ll need to ...

WE’RE TRYING TO STOP THE FOOD WASTE FROM GOING FROM GOING TO WASTE. WE’RE DISTRIBUTING IT, THEN WE’RE TURNING IT INTO SOIL. WE’RE LITERALLY CLOSE THE LOOP ON FOOD WASTE FOR MY CITY’S WAREHOUSE IN ...

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From the beginning of February through the end of April this year, I took out the trash just three times. That’s once a month, compared to my usual once-a-week frequency. How did I reduce my trash ...

Composting may seem trendy now, but the practice of recycling organic matter into fertilizer dates back more than 12,000 years. The difference today is that many home machines use technology to ...

Want to take the garbage out once or twice a month instead of every few days? A smart food recycler is your secret weapon for a greener kitchen. Pamela is a freelance food and travel writer based in ...

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 ...

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 ...

The three ice-crusted salmon fillets had been in my freezer for more than a year, squished next to an unopened package of chicken that was similarly well past its sell-by date. I excavated my ...