The annual shower has begun, so delightful to some, so aggravating to others. It will last for weeks and it won’t drain away. The shower, of course, is the shedding of mega-millions of leaves. After a ...

LAKE PLACID — An idea John Culpepper came up with 10 years ago is coming to life, bringing with it a way to responsibly deal with food scraps and teach children about respecting the environment. A ...

If you're looking to start composting but turning an entire corner of your yard into something resembling The Great Trash Heap isn't for you, this double-decker drum composter gives you easy and quick ...

NEWCOMB — AdkAction and the Compost for Good (CfG) team selected the Town of Newcomb as the recipient of a high flow drum composter as part of a USDA Rural Business Development Grant (RBDG). Newcomb ...

The Urban Compost Tumbler (top photo) and the Tumbleweed, both axle-drum composter, rated second overall in ease of use and price. You’ve seen the ads: “Now you can have dark, rich compost in just a ...

Q: My husband and I are having problems trying to decide what kind of composter we'd like to purchase. We've read all kinds of reviews and are still confused. What kind would you recommend? A: First, ...

Feb. 26—KEESEVILLE — Each year, Americans discard 120 billion pounds of food scraps. That's 325 pounds per person, or about 40% of the total waste stream. Packed into landfills, these food scraps ...

Why pay to throw away leaves, grass clippings, kitchen scraps and other household organic waste when you could turn it into superb soil? That’s the idea of composting – improving your lousy soil while ...

The composting drums are coming out, and a semi-automated recycling sorting system is coming in. That’s what Columbia County Solid Waste Operations Supervisor Greg Kaminski said he wants to have ...