What began as a marketing flourish in the early 20th century has become a quiet backbone of modern grocery retail.

You’re going for a hike this weekend and you need a portable, healthy snack. As you do your normal grocery run, you grab a delicious banana from the rack. To pay for the banana, you scan a produce ...

Keen gardener Rachel Wilson maintains four compost bins in her back yard. The end product is a lovely soil she uses to nourish her vegetable garden. But while digging the compost into the soil, Wilson ...

The Compost Facility at the Muscatine Transfer Station will open for the season at 9 a.m. March 22, weather permitting, so ...

You've popped into your nearest coffee shop and ordered your go-to drink. It's handed over, only this time, something's different. The cup it's in feels a little grittier than before, or perhaps it's ...

Non-compostable PLU stickers hinders the organics recycling process and diminishes the quality of the resulting compost. Credit: Zety Akhzar/Shutterstock. Fresh-produce industry representatives and ...

Composting food waste is the next step for cities hungry to reach recycling goals and reroute organic matter back to the soil instead of landfills and incinerators. Compostable plastics are making the ...

SA was to become the first Australian state to ban stickers on fruit and vegetables in September but has delayed the change. The decision comes after the industry warned it would drive up costs for ...