When you throw out food waste, even though it’s organic material, it doesn’t just harmlessly decompose at the landfill. This process releases methane. In a 20-year period, methane is 80-85 times more ...

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?

Most of what goes into U.S. landfills is organic waste, ranging from household food scraps to yard trimmings. That's a problem because in that environment, organic waste is deprived of oxygen, which ...

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 ...

Food scraps in a separate bin from a waste bin. It could be turned into compost to divert methane from landfills. Denise Nys Denise Nys Banana peels. Shrimp tails. Onion skins. That last bit of pasta ...

This guest essay reflects the views of Wendy Schmidt, a philanthropist and investor who has founded nonprofit organizations to work with communities for renewable energy, resilient food systems, ...

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 TRIAD NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION IS HELPING KEEP OUR ENVIRONMENT CLEAN AND HEALTHY. OUR ADRIANNA HARGROVE SPOKE WITH GROWING HIGH POINT ABOUT HOW THEY’RE EDUCATING PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY ABOUT ...

New York isn’t on track to meet its clean energy and sustainability goals. A new biennial review finds we will fall far short of the state’s mandated targets of getting 70% of electricity from ...

In October 2024, New York City took a major step in tackling its trash problem by making curbside composting mandatory. Residents are asked to separate peels, leftovers and leaves and place them in a ...