Food makes up the single largest waste stream in Illinois — 20% of the 19 million tons of waste we send to the landfill each year — but just 50 communities had access to food scrap collection through ...

Just 5% of America’s food waste is composted. Which states are getting it done? A person scraping vegetable scraps from a cutting board into a compost bin outdoors. The scraps include leafy greens, ...

Trash talk filled the September meeting of the Ocean Beach Town Council — but not what you might think. This was about actual trash, as Meagan Browning, recycling specialist in the San Diego ...

Americans composted about 3.3 million tons of food waste in 2019, according to the Environmental Protection Agency's most recent estimates. That may seem like a lot, but consider that between ...