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

Composting is science and making truly usable plant and garden fuel requires a careful balance of dry brown material and wet, nutrient-rich green. The latter usually consists of kitchen waste but ...

Making your own compost (or “black gold”) is a prized skill among home gardeners, who use the nutrient-rich soil additive to boost their outdoor plants as well as their indoor gardens. It might seem ...

Stinky compost? Here's what's causing the odors and how to make your compost pile smell better. Compost piles that smell bad usually have poor airflow, excess moisture, or an imbalance of ingredients ...

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- Taking your waste and using it to provide nutrient-rich soil for your garden is just one way to reduce your carbon footprint. Melissa Tashjian is the owner of Compost Crusader.

Some food scraps, like meat and dairy, shouldn’t be composted in an outdoor bin, but can you compost bread? Most types of bread, pasta, and baked goods are usually safe to compost as long as you ...