You probably know to add vegetable scraps and other plant-based items to your compost bin, but if you're due for a pantry ...

A second trash can in your kitchen might seem like an unnecessary waste of space, but if you get a small one, it can actually ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It’s no secret that pollution is a problem, and a large part of that pollution comes from single-use plastic bags. Plastic bags ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — It’s a dirty job, but we all have to do it—take out the trash. The last thing you want is a wimpy bag that splits open, spilling garbage everywhere. But garbage bags are ...

My mom used to fling banana peels out of the car window shouting, “They’re biodegradable!” (don’t do this) and then she’d go home and cover enchiladas with plastic shower caps that have probably ...

The best soil amendment you can buy costs nothing, and there’s a good chance you threw some away this morning. Most gardeners ...

When a group of high school seniors teamed up with Ramapo College and the Paterson Museum to examine the use of bags — both single-use plastic and reusable — in northern New Jersey in 2018, they ...

It’s the day after Halloween and the pumpkin on the doorstep is looking deflated, a telling sign that it’s time to get rid of the jack-o’-lantern. Instead of tossing it into the garbage can, pumpkins ...