From the beginning of February through the end of April this year, I took out the trash just three times. That’s once a month, compared to my usual once-a-week frequency. How did I reduce my trash ...

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Composting may seem trendy now, but the practice of recycling organic matter into fertilizer dates back more than 12,000 years. The difference today is that many home machines use technology to ...

In the course of a week, my kitchen produces a shocking quantity of what we might think of as edible trash: apple peels, garlic nubs, a bit of gristle from a steak, Dorito dust, tea bags, the ...

Want to take the garbage out once or twice a month instead of every few days? A smart food recycler is your secret weapon for a greener kitchen. Pamela is a freelance food and travel writer based in ...

Vitamix may be best known for its blenders, but the company continues to innovate when it comes to food recycling. This spring, Vitamix debuted its third-generation FoodCycler machine, the FoodCycler ...

Farmers know that one of nature’s miracles is its ability to turn egg shells, banana peels and other food waste into fertilizer that helps plants grow and produce more food. Unfortunately, nature ...

Food waste makes up an estimated 30% to 40% of the food supply, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture — and now a London company is using artificial intelligence in an attempt to address the ...

City Limits takes a multimedia look at how food waste is repurposed at the Department of Sanitation’s 33-acre composting facility in the Fresh Kills section of Staten Island. The site is part of New ...