If you want to reduce waste and grow healthier plants but don’t have a backyard, composting is still possible.

Think your compost bin should hibernate for the winter? Think again. Leaving it open could turn it into a cozy haven for ...

Create a ring of chicken wire, about a hug’s width in diameter, and simply deposit dry leaves in the fall. The leaves will ...

Pumpkins in landfills break down and emit methane, a potent greenhouse gas. There are several places in the Triangle to drop ...

Fall is a perfect time to consider composting. As our days get cooler and shorter, deciduous trees like oaks, maples, and sweetgums will begin to shed their leaves. The swamp chestnut oak in my front ...

Before you toss that sagging jack-o-lantern, learn how this piece of Halloween waste can get a new life as a soil amendment ...

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.

O’-lanterns and pumpkins still sitting on porches across Northern California don’t have to go straight into the trash.

Dispose of weeds, such as dandelions, thistles, ground elder and bindweed, in your green waste bin instead. If the weeds have ...

Every year, more than a billion pounds of pumpkins end up in U.S. landfills after Halloween, releasing methane as they decompose.

Every year, more than a billion pounds of pumpkins end up in U.S. landfills after Halloween, releasing methane as they ...