In the city of Durham, North Carolina, roughly 30% of the garbage residents throw away is compostable. Two-thirds of that is food scraps (the rest comes from paper products). The problem: Like most ...

Composting is an easy way to turn everyday food scraps and yard waste into something useful. Instead of tossing organic material in the trash, you can recycle it into a nutrient-rich soil amendment ...

According to Marcus Bridgewater, composting is a lot like driving a car. “You can say driving is just about getting in the car and pressing the gas pedal,” the gardener, CEO of Choice Forward, and ...

Dreaming of having that rich, carpet-like lawn you see in home magazines? Using compost as fertilizer might be your best bet to achieve that, as it is one of the natural ways to keep your lawn green.

Close up of green lawn on a sunny day, with the blue sky, white clouds, and housing structures in the background. - Sachko/Getty Images Dreaming of having that rich, carpet-like lawn you see in home ...