Parchment paper is handy for food storage, steaming fish and veggies, and preventing cookies and cakes from sticking to baking sheets and pans. The trouble is, used parchment paper can pile up fast ...

During the holiday season, you might be accumulating a lot more trash than usual. Between paper napkins from hosting, tissue paper for gifts, and even running through extra nose tissue thanks to ...

Q: It seems like there’s always a lot of waste around the holidays with wrapping paper filling a big trash bag. Can I compost wrapping paper? How about tissue paper and ribbon? A: Yes, some wrapping ...

I compost all leaves, pine needles, etc. I also shred paper. Would the shredded paper be a good ingredient to add to the pile? A: Absolutely, positively. Shredded office paper, newspaper and assorted ...

NEW YORK (PIX11) – The city is making it easier to know which types of everyday items get composted versus throw in the trash. According to New York City’s composting rules, residents must separate ...

Welcome to The Compost, a weekly newsletter on key environmental news impacting Southern California. Subscribe now to get it in your inbox! In today’s edition… So you’ve probably noticed the glaring ...

Healthy soil is the key to a great garden. As young plants break out of their seeds, they dig their roots deep into the ground looking for nutrients. That’s where composting comes in. Composting is a ...

The best way to deal with compost in the winter is to maintain a worm bin. The worms do the composting for you as they digest ...