A competition to invent a new, better bin was launched last year by the Philadelphia Food Policy Advisory Council, which is overseen by the Mayor’s Office of Sustainability Tony Guido explains ...

Kate Nevins, a residential landscape designer, is accustomed to getting her hands dirty. But when she found a free compost tumbler through a local Facebook group last spring, she took the opportunity ...

The best compost bin is the one you’ll actually use. I tried two popular styles and have a clear favorite. Barrel-style compost bins (left) make tumbling your compost easier, while box-style bins ...

For the devoted composter in your life -- or the person who should be -- let us point you to the workshop of Marina del Rey furniture craftsman Cliff Spencer and his Tigger Countertop Compost Bin.

This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a free or sustaining member to read unlimited articles, webinars and ebooks. A few U.S. cities have embraced composting systems, but even ...

Think your compost bin should hibernate for the winter? Think again. Leaving it open could turn it into a cozy haven for ...

If you’re keen to reduce waste and improve the way you manage your kitchen trash, a countertop compost bin is a great place to start. These self-contained systems allow you to collect coffee grounds, ...

Design students took the term “bandwagon” seriously in the spring semester when encouraging composting across campus. Students in a design activism course spent the semester planning and constructing ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on X (Opens in new window) Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) New Yorkers have been through a lot over the past couple of ...

The promise is simple. A small backyard setup is supposed to transform all sorts of kitchen waste into a nutrient-dense compost, a material so prized by gardeners that they gave it the nickname “black ...