Composting at home has many benefits, from enriching the soil with nutrients to reducing methane emissions by diverting food waste from landfills. People typically compost fruit peels, vegetable ...

With a bounty of leaves falling from the trees, autumn is the perfect time to start making compost. “It’s a powerful, free, totally natural way to improve conditions for your plants,” said Sharon ...

Garden cleanup, lawn mowing and falling leaves all provide materials that make autumn a good time of year for composting. There’s no need for exotic ingredients, fancy equipment or a degree in soil ...

As composting programs scale and food waste streams grow more complex, depackaging provides essential infrastructure for ...

Turning stuff that rots into other stuff that we can use to build and improve our garden soil is what composting is all about. With even a modicum of success, the end result is the same: handfuls of ...

For those who cherish a green and colourful garden, black gold or compost is a must. It’s not too hard to get that perfect compost. Vani Murthy, an eco activist, gives us tips to make good compost at ...

What do you do in the spring when you’re out pruning and cleaning up all the detritus from winter and maybe even left over from autumn? Compost of course! Composting can be as simple as finding a ...

Compost: too much green and the airless mixture turns slimy; too much brown and the mass stays unchanged Credit: Photo: GETTY IMAGES If you want top-grade compost, look to the kitchen for your recipe ...