Recycling has been in vogue for some time now, as humans attempt to try to live increasingly sustainable lives. We all have bins for the plastic bottles, the glass jars, the extra paper, but there’s ...

Composting is the process of breaking down organic matter, like food scraps, into all-natural fertilizer. This is how to ...

Dear James: We moved into a new house with open space in the backyard, so I want to build a compost bin. What are some inexpensive options that are effective? — Sylvia W. Dear Sylvia: It won’t take ...

There are two basic ways to compost outdoors, a static bin (like the one my colleague David Priest made himself) or a compost tumbler. There are infinite ways to make a static bin (plop down a bucket ...

The promise is simple. A small backyard setup is supposed to transform all sorts of kitchen waste into a nutrient-dense compost, a material so prized by gardeners that they gave it the nickname “black ...