Most landfill waste is organic, and it’s driving climate change. Composting food scraps can cut methane emissions, and you don’t need a backyard to do it. Here’s how to start, wherever you live. AEW ...

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - The amount of methane in our atmosphere has been rising since measurements began in 1983. Methane, a powerful heat trapping gas that is a main contributor to climate change, ...

Nearly half of all waste is organic and compostable. When unmanaged, this waste releases methane, a powerful greenhouse gas (GHG) and potent air pollutant, that contaminates ecosystems and causes one ...

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A global study has found that adding biochar to organic waste composting can significantly reduce emissions of potent greenhouse gases, offering a promising pathway for sustainable waste recycling and ...

Most of what goes into U.S. landfills is organic waste, ranging from household food scraps to yard trimmings. That’s a problem because in that environment, organic waste is deprived of oxygen, which ...

(AP) - Don’t let your Halloween pumpkin haunt the landfill this November. More than 1 billion pounds of pumpkins rot in U.S. landfills each year after Halloween, according to the Department of Energy.