The first thing you will notice about the ceramic pail composter when taking it out of the box is that it’s very simple to set up. After snapping the stainless steel handle onto the knobs on either ...

As of April 1, 2025, composting (which turns food scraps into nutrients) is now mandatory in New York City. Even if you don’t live in the Big Apple (and aren’t facing the threat of fines), this ...

Composting is the managed decomposition of organic materials like food scraps, paper waste and yard trimmings, and is a great way to reduce the amount of food waste headed to landfills. Traditionally, ...

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As the son of hippie parents, I grew up throwing our dinner scraps into a compost pile in the backyard or feeding them to our chickens. Things changed after I left home. During my twenties and most of ...

David lives in Brooklyn where he's spent more than a decade covering all things edible, including meal kit services, food subscriptions, kitchen tools and cooking tips. David earned his BA from ...

The best compost bins can handle everything from your morning coffee and eggs, to the veggie stir fry you had for dinner and any additional scraps, peels and grounds over the course of a day.

Which compost bin is best? Food waste is a major problem in the United States. The U.S. Department of Agriculture says that each day, people throw out an average of 30%-40% of the food they buy. But a ...

Composting is a great way to manage food waste, but it's so slow and it requires either large equipment or outdoor space you can dedicate to a pile of rotting biological material. That's a problem ...

Composting and collecting kitchen scraps, once the province of those with gardens or space for a big, pungent, outdoor composter, is now being embraced by a growing number of apartment-dwellers. The ...