Everyone knows we should recycle plastic, glass, aluminum and paper–or at least, we know we’re supposed to. But for leftover Chinese takeout and other kitchen scraps, which make up around 30% of our ...

All of that leftover metal, wood, fabric, and tile can find a new home—if you know where to look. If you’re doing your own renovations or just working on some projects around the house, you'll find ...

Reduce your food waste and turn meal scraps into a soil amendment for your plants with the help of these nifty composting ...

Scrap University Kids, a division of Bellingham, Washington-based Scrap University aimed at teaching children about metal recycling, has rebranded to Recycling is like Magic (RilMa). The company has ...

Maplewood Mayor Marylee Abrams got the news on Sunday that Ramsey and Washington counties will be soon expanding a pilot program and collecting food scraps from all residents in her city. On Monday, ...

Local scrap metal from Westman finds its way around the world in a fascinating process that begins with about 100,000 pounds ...

Recycling food scraps back into food you can eat sounds disgusting at first. But I'm sure everyone hearing about Japan's way of tackling waste would want to know how the process works and how the ...

Halloween pumpkins may make the season eerily delightful, but tossing that jack-o’-lantern after the trick-or-treating can feel wasteful. Montgomery County, Maryland, has a solution: Offering free ...