Compostable, recyclable, biodegradable. What do they all mean? Is biodegradable different than compostable? Is compostable better than recyclable? Recycling is the process of taking a product and ...

OCWR has partnered with Agromin Corporation, California’s largest organics recycler and a leading manufacturer of ...

Some states, municipalities and private-sector companies are pushing to make composting as commonplace as recycling. But it's a long-haul effort. Composting has many benefits for the environment. It ...

Fall is a perfect time to consider composting. As our days get cooler and shorter, deciduous trees will begin to shed their leaves. I can remember as a kid raking up at least 80 bags a year of live ...

You can recycle metal, plastics, paper cartons, glass, paper, books, newspapers, magazines, and cardboard. Find out more specifics by reading the Acceptable Materials for Recycling page. Keep in mind ...

Composting is a way to expand recycling to organic materials right in our own yards. Organic landscape materials contribute significantly to using up space in community landfills. By recycling these ...

American trees are in trouble. Based on recent estimates, up to one in every six native species in the continental US is in danger of going extinct, due to mounting threats such as invasive species, ...

Months ago, the Columbus Gifted Academy cafeteria was tossing about 18 bags of garbage into the Dumpster daily. Now, the school throws out, at most, a couple of trash bags thanks to efforts led by its ...

While recycling has sustained a healthy amount of public skepticism - in some cases due to disheartening statistics like Illinois' 8.7% plastic recycling rate - the transformative process does work ...

Here are some stomach-churning statistics about food waste: Americans throw away one-quarter of all the food and beverages we buy. In Washington, food accounts for 16 percent of the total waste stream ...

People often complain that long lines at Denver International Airport are a waste of time, but there are also tons of actual waste cycling through the airport each year. And the airport hopes to make ...