Dear Eartha, I know composting is good for our environment. But outside of making soil healthier for plants, what’s the real deal with composting? How does it actually benefit the community?

I know composting is good for our environment. Outside of creating a healthier soil environment for plants, what other benefits does composting provide our community? Thank you for the great question.

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Composting is one of several ways people can help take better care of the environment, and what makes it better is the ease of doing it. Composting food scraps reduces the amount of ...

Decomposing food scraps at Bennett Compost in Northeast Philadelphia. Millions of tons of food waste end up in landfills each year. But alternatives like composting, anaerobic digestion and even ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Spring has sprung, which means it’s time to go back into the garden and yard for another year. It could also be the perfect time to start composting. This process is when you ...

Nearly half of all waste is organic and compostable. When unmanaged, this waste releases methane, a powerful greenhouse gas (GHG) and potent air pollutant, that contaminates ecosystems and causes one ...

Kristi Gorrell, 4-H Youth and Families Supervisor from Cornell Cooperative Extension of Chenango County, talks to students about composting Tuesday at DCMO BOCES Alan D. Pole Campus in Norwich.