Toronto’s green bin is the first program of its size anywhere and it has become one of the most successful waste-diversion programs in North America, with about 90 per cent of single-family homes ...

Compost can be made in a number of ways, from simply piling up old plant material, to using complicated plastic bins. Basically, plant waste + moisture + warmth + air + micro-organisms + time ...

The facility is capable of processing up to 200 tons of organic material for use in renewable natural gas production.

The process of extracting nutrients and microorganisms from compost and turning them into a liquid, making compost tea is easy enough for any home gardener. The most rewarding part of gardening is ...

What if the banana peel, egg shells and chicken bones you threw away could —instead of rotting and turning into polluting methane — become something that enriches the soil where we grow plants?