A new pilot program at the Farmington Farmers Market will help save food scraps from going into the trash by giving residents ...

Most types of food scraps — including fruit and vegetable peels, meat, eggshells and coffee grounds — are accepted. However, yard waste, paper, cardboard, plastic bags, teabags and coffee filters aren ...

The city has launched a community compost pilot program in an effort to reduce food waste in residents’ standard trash ...

In a press release, the City of Alpena announced that they will begin phasing in changes to their residential bagged lawn waste program next year. Beginning in 2025, residents are encouraged to ...

On Wednesday, officials announced 13 libraries will now serve as food scrap drop-off sites, through a partnership between the Department of Streets and Sanitation and Chicago Public Library. The ...

Do you need to rake your leaves this fall? That all depends on what type of property on which you live. Here are four ...

Tea bags can be a source of microplastics – even those that use plant-based materials. Here's why, and how to dispose of them ...

And under a law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom last year, the thicker plastic bags were required to be phased out anyway at all ...

Leaves can be mulched, burned into ash, or composted to provide nutrients for plants, and cities typically offer leaf pick-up services in the fall.

Windsor-Essex's new green bin program should add years to lifespan of local landfill. Your food scraps are no longer ...

You can dispose of up to 40 bags of leaf litter each week in Marion County. Here's when the 2025 leaf collection season starts.