Steve Ela is an organic fruit grower in western Colorado who relies on compost to nourish his heirloom tomato crop each year. He plants nitrogen-rich legumes and other perennial cover crops amongst ...

You've popped into your nearest coffee shop and ordered your go-to drink. It's handed over, only this time, something's different. The cup it's in feels a little grittier than before, or perhaps it's ...

Do our “compostable” bags, utensils and containers really return to nature? Hailed as a solution to the plastic problem, a growing number of new materials — marketed as biodegradable, sustainable, ...

The US Composting Council (USCC), Raleigh, North Carolina, and New York City-based Biodegradable Products Institute (BPI) have released a set of guiding principles to inform model legislation for ...

Non-compostable PLU stickers hinders the organics recycling process and diminishes the quality of the resulting compost. Credit: Zety Akhzar/Shutterstock. Fresh-produce industry representatives and ...