Q: I just bought a house with a kitchen garbage-disposal unit, and have been wondering about something. I don't know who is the right person to ask, but your composting answer ("Compost program comes ...

The manual for my fancy new garbage disposal claims that letting it handle my food scraps is better for the planet than composting them. Surely this can’t be true—I love my green bin! —Matt G. Which ...

The world’s fanciest bin for food scraps just got fancier. Mill, a food waste-specific garbage bin, is a device designed to collect, dry, and grind uneaten food, rerouting it from a highly polluting ...

The metal bar on a garbage bin. - Photography By Tonelson/Getty Images The garbage bin you roll to the curb a few times a week is intentionally designed with unique features to make storing, moving, ...