When you make avocado toast, you only use the green flesh of this virtuous fruit. You then throw the avocado pit in the ...

Discover how to build a remote-controlled rickshaw from scratch using everyday materials! This detailed tutorial guides you ...

SAYS THAT THEY WILL TAKE THESE CONCERNS ON THE ROAD. IN A SERIES OF TOWN HALLS, A NEW NONPROFIT IS LOOKING TO GET MORE PEOPLE COMPOSTING IN OMAHA. HILLSIDE FUND SAYS YOU’LL SOON HAVE A YEAR ROUND ...

Two summers ago, a newspaper article inspired Roxann Specht to write a detailed note containing her end-of-life requests. After sharing it with her husband, Gerald, he was similarly inspired but much ...

In pursuit of a more eco-friendly future, Green-Wood Cemetery is going back to basics. Starting next year, the storied cemetery will offer a new burial option: “natural organic reduction,” also known ...

New Jersey has become the latest state to allow human composting after death — a concept pitched as an environmentally friendly alternative to burial or cremation that involves turning loved ones into ...

After many starts and stops, curbside composting has expanded citywide. Now, separating organic waste from landfill trash is mandatory in every borough. And it’s working — the city is capturing 5 ...

If you’ve just started composting, you might wonder how to speed up compost so it’s completely decomposed and usable. It’s not hard to do! As long as you have the right balance of greens to browns, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Heather Wishart-Smith is a board director who covers innovation. When it comes to sustainability, many Americans separate their ...

At the urging of the plastics industry, the USDA is considering allowing materials such as bioplastic cups, coffee pods and compostable plastic bags into the organic compost waste stream. Farmers and ...