Tom Oder is a writer, editor, and communication expert who specializes in sustainability and the environment with a sweet spot for urban agriculture. If you feed them, they will come. Microbes, that ...

Aldi will be launching a trial of paper and compostable carrier bags across its stores, after it stopped selling 5p plastic bags earlier this year. From July, half of Aldi's 830 stores will offer ...

Since January, I have focused this column on the importance of recycling organics, but there is one category of organics requiring caution before composting: paper. Organics include anything once ...

Every day, I pack my son’s lunch. I used to heedlessly throw a bagel into a plastic bag and seal it up. It’s easier for him to use than the many other washable lunch containers out there, which means ...

Welcome to The Compost, a weekly newsletter on key environmental news impacting Southern California. Subscribe now to get it in your inbox! In today’s edition… So you’ve probably noticed the glaring ...