First popularized in Japan in the 1980s, bokashi composting is a unique, indoor composting method that has a number of advantages over other composting systems. Not only is bokashi composting small ...

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency data shows that less than 5% of residential food waste is composted. States, municipalities and private-sector companies are pushing to make composting as ...

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 United Nations reports that food waste contributes to 8% to 10% of global greenhouse gas emissions. If it were its own country, it would be the third-largest contributor of greenhouse gas ...

A bulldozer mixes a composting windrow at Spurt Industry's composting facility in Wixom, Michigan. (Photo by Nick Hagen / Planet Detroit) This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a ...

Decomposing food scraps at Bennett Compost in Northeast Philadelphia. Millions of tons of food waste end up in landfills each year. But alternatives like composting, anaerobic digestion and even ...

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 ...

Sayed Elhoushy received funding from the East London Garden Society (£3000) for the Food Waste Pilot Project (#10239808) (Nov 1, 2022 – Feb 28, 2023) and from the SBM Small Grant Fund (£2,500) (Apr 3 ...

Food waste is a massive global problem that needs to be addressed, but the issue is often ignored, as huge amounts of food are discarded for not meeting quality standards or for spoilage during ...

File: Decomposing food scraps at Bennett Compost in Northeast Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY) This story is part of the WHYY News Climate Desk, bringing you news and solutions for our changing ...