The Shafter-Wasco Recycling & Sanitary Landfill is home to a new composting system that will process 100,000 tons of organic material each year with the help of 32 composting bunkers. Other supporting ...

All are welcome to the grand opening of Northern Recycling’s Covered Aerated Static Pile Composting and Construction, Demolition and Inert sorting facility on Wednesday, Sept. 28, from 9 to 10 a.m., ...

A compost chimney is a simple addition to any pile that can speed up the composting process and eliminate slow or smelly ...

Mayor Adams announced Thursday that the city has expanded its ability to convert food and yard waste into compost by as much as 400% — a key step before his administration expands curbside compost ...

Incorporate compost into new beds before planting, mix it into containers, scatter it over the lawn or use it in place of ...

Organic waste creates nasty stuff when it lands at the dump. “When organics, whether it be yard waste or food waste, ends up in the landfill, it’s covered and so it doesn’t get the oxygen it needs to ...

Dan Lilkas-Rain, of Bethlehem Recycling and Composting Department, points to a thermometer stuck in a pile of compost at the Town of Bethlehem Compost Facility’s new state-of-the-art Food Scraps ...

This story was originally published Aug. 12, 2018: Every week, hundreds of thousands of Sonoma County residents dutifully gather grass clippings from their yards and food scraps from their kitchens, ...

Stinky compost? Here's what's causing the odors and how to make your compost pile smell better. Compost piles that smell bad usually have poor airflow, excess moisture, or an imbalance of ingredients ...

A third site for composting organic waste is planned for Orange County, which will bolster the county’s efforts to adhere to state mandates for reducing waste and greenhouse gasses. This new ...