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Most people walk past their lawn trimmings, fallen leaves, and garden debris without a second thought. That pile of waste by ...

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Ah, autumn — that magical time of year when the air gets crisp, your neighborhood smells like pumpkin spice, and your yard looks like a confetti explosion of red and gold leaves. It’s also the best ...

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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 ...

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Zarron Brown, a former U.S. Marine, in his garden at his home in Miami Gardens. Brown is part of FIU’s new farming outreach program, designed to help veterans launch second careers or expand careers ...

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Bristol and Barrington, Rhode Island, are launching the state's first municipal curbside composting programs. The two-year pilot program, starting Sept. 18, aims to reduce landfill waste and lower ...