A fire Tuesday morning destroyed a piece of machinery and spread to a compost pile at a St. Helena solid waste disposal facility, fire officials said. Cal Fire responded about 12:40 a.m. to what was ...

We’ve got the dirt on what the devices actually do, and what they don’t. Credit...Naomi Anderson-Subryan Supported by By Elizabeth Anne Brown The sad vegetables at the back of your fridge won’t just ...

What is composting? Composting is an aerobic recycling process where microorganisms break down organic material in a controlled environment to produce a stable product called humus. There are many ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — We throw a lot of stuff in the garbage but not all of it belongs in a landfill, like food scraps and yard waste. Food scraps, yard clippings and even dead sticks have organic ...