The United States has a festering food waste problem going largely unnoticed. In 2021, according to the nonprofit ReFED, 91 million tons of food – half still edible – were thrown away. Only 2% was ...

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 ...

L.A. residents are seeing a glut of green bins invading their neighborhoods. The city says they're vital to keep up with laws ...

Spelman College has released new data outlining the environmental impact of its campus composting initiative. According to an impact report from Compost Now, the college’s program has diverted 301,649 ...

Residents of Richmond, Chesterfield, and Henrico will now have access to a greener way to dispose of food waste and garbage.

Since the composting program at LaPerche started, the school has diverted about 15 tons of food from the landfill. Students ...

“Food waste from our rec centers becomes high-quality compost, adding valuable nutrients back into city soils,” one official said. Philadelphia Parks and Recreation and Bennett Compost celebrated the ...