Vermiculite can be used as a packing material for overwintering caladium bulbs, while it is also ideal for amending soil and ...

If you want to reduce waste and grow healthier plants but don’t have a backyard, composting is still possible.

Every year, more than a billion pounds of pumpkins end up in U.S. landfills after Halloween, releasing methane as they ...

If you’re carving a jack-o’-lantern, don’t throw away the skin or innards — every part is edible. After carving, you can cube the excess flesh — the thick part between the outer skin and the inner ...

More than 1 billion pounds of pumpkins rot in U.S. landfills each year after Halloween, according to the Department of Energy. Yours doesn’t have to go to waste. Experts told us your pumpkins can be ...

According to the Environmental Protection Agency, a healthy compost pile should include a mix of “greens” — like pumpkin ...

In this video, I show you how to compost shredded paper to make rich, fertile, plant food and soil improver. Why waste paper ...

Wasted food is a financial and environmental bummer. It costs the average person $728 per year, and it amounts to about the ...

LAGRANGE — At times over the past three years, our area has experienced heavy smoke that drifted down from wildfires in Canada and the northwestern U.S. There were days when you could barely see a ...

Here comes the free mulch! And compost, and fertilizer, and insulation — all swirling down from the trees in the form of colorful leaves. “The leaves that fall in autumn are a gift,” said Spencer ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — We try to do our part when it comes to recycling, but many city/county machines can't take items we think should be recyclable, like shredded paper. The small strips get caught up ...

Abstract: Shredding of documents in offices is a common way to safeguard the privacy of company documents. However, the subsequent problems that arise from shredding documents also bring up ...