A well-managed pile reaches 130 to 160°F in the active phase. Hot composting at those temperatures kills most weed seeds and ...

Hundreds of worms can work wonders for a garden from right inside the living room. One pound of red wigglers—roughly 500 to 1,000 worms—can fit in a vermicomposting bin the size of a foot stool, ...

If your goal is to support wildlife in your yard throughout every season, don't shut down your composting operation in the winter. During the cold months, you want to attract tiny critters by ...

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 ...

Composting has so many great benefits: reducing household waste, restoring soil health, fueling plants to grow big and strong. And thanks to countertop compost bins, composting food scraps is really, ...

An orange peel hits the trash—and just like that, valuable plant fuel gets tossed away. That moment happens every day in ...

Why upstream organics collection is the missing link in participation and contamination control.
 By Michelle Horneff-Cohen, ...