Composting systems—even high-tech ones—do not require the same level of capital investment as landfills or incinerators. While more research is…

Nearly 70% of the waste produced in the United States is landfilled. As Edward Humes writes in his book Garbology,…

Sevier County, Tennessee diverts 70 percent of waste from landfills—and it's becoming more efficient all the time. Compare that with…

This chart shows the amount of municipal food scraps and yard trimmings generated and recovered over the last 15 years,…