Since California’s “compost” law went into effect in 2022, I’ve looked into how the program will work in the city of L.A., the challenges cities face to comply with an unfunded state mandate, how the ...

Most organic household waste ends up in landfills where it generates methane, a powerful greenhouse gas. Composting food and garden waste instead of sending it to landfills can significantly reduce ...

For roughly a decade, two private haulers have competed for Philadelphia's compost scraps. But starting in 2026, they're joining forces to collect fruit peels, egg shells and coffee grounds from city ...

Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas throws a tangerine peel into one of the new recycling bins now at community centers, municipal buildings and fire stations around the city. In a new partnership with a ...

The government will look at ways to extend the shelf life of foods and to create more composting and other facilities, as well as urge companies to donate more food. By Somini Sengupta The Biden ...

At the first public hearing on Pittsfield’s plans to overhaul its trash and recycling policy, Dominick Villane, an apartment building property manager, made a point about how food waste affects the ...

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 ...

The United Nations reports that food waste contributes to 8% to 10% of global greenhouse gas emissions. If it were its own country, it would be the third-largest contributor of greenhouse gas ...

A Clark County program to divert food waste from the landfill is striking “black gold” by turning the region’s food scraps into a rich, dark compost capable of adding nutrients back into the soil. We ...

Heather Billings, food waste reduction consultant. Credit... Supported by By Somini Sengupta Photographs by Cassandra Klos America has a food waste problem: Rotten tomatoes and pizza boxes end up in ...