Making furniture from wood pallets is trending nowadays and very cheap. Pallets have been around for decades as mechanisms for shipping and storing larger items (among other things). They’ve become a ...

Everyone loves the idea of homesteading—the wide-open space, the slower pace, the thought of growing your own food and raising animals. It sounds like the perfect life. But once the dust settles and ...

Composting success starts with the right tools. Whether it is a simple DIY container, a sturdy kitchen caddy, or a PFAS-free ...

A 17-year-old York Suburban student wants to build community, reduce waste in landfills, and enrich the soil through a new community compost bin project. For Alexia Purkanto, it began with a compost ...

If you’re looking to reduce waste and create nutrient-rich soil for your garden, composting at home is a simple and effective way to do it.

10:31, Fri, Oct 24, 2025 Updated: 10:37, Fri, Oct 24, 2025 Even the biggest compost bins are full to bursting as Storm Benjamin strips trees of their leaves. But as gardeners clear soggy foliage, ...

A Windsor woman who has already had squirrels chew holes in her new green bin says she’s worried the bins will attract more rodents to neighbourhoods. Laurie LaChance said all she put in the new bin ...

New York City will roll out “guaranteed” curbside composting in Queens this fall — a move that will make the borough home to the largest program of its kind in the country, officials said Monday. The ...

We never wasted food when I lived at home with my parents in Slovakia. We grew our own vegetables and fruits, and made jams and pickles from leftovers. Our food waste went to my grandma’s chickens ...

GREAT BARRINGTON — A former W.E.B. Du Bois Regional Middle School teacher may continue her federal civil rights case against the town of Great Barrington, its police chief and an officer in connection ...