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 ...

Furthering their commitment to preserve the environment, the Town of North Hempstead will offer biodegradable paper leaf bags for residents at a cost of $2 for five large bags that hold as much as 30 ...

The Milwaukee Department of Public Works (DPW) announced on Friday, Feb. 27, that it is offering a one-time spring leaf ...

Peoria Public Works announced that yard waste collection will resume in Peoria on April 6 and will run weekly through Dec. 11, with residents able to use approved containers or compostable paper bags ...

Starting Monday, Charlotte residents won’t be able to put yard waste in plastic bags for collection. Instead, people will need to use compostable paper bags or personal reusable containers that weigh ...

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 ...

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 ...