Some basic tips for learning how to compost food scraps in your backyard or get rid of them through community programs.

Broadly speaking, there are two approaches to this: hot and cold composting. Hot composting prioritizes getting the right materials balance in the pile and keeping it moist and aerated.

All of that is known as active or hot composting, but there is another way: passive or cold composting, which can entail nothing more than dumping random quantities of organic materials into a ...

which help to break up clumps and mix the compost, according to FCMP Outdoor. Type: tumbling, hot, cold | Material: plastic | Size: 30”L x 28”W x 36”H | Indoor or outdoor: outdoor | Compost ...

Turn your heap periodically to get more air in. A cold compost heap doesn't mean it isn't decomposing, just that the process will take a little longer.

In an abrupt backtrack, Mayor Eric Adams’ administration in recent days has exempted most of New York City’s residential buildings from being fined for violating the composting law ...