A 17-year-old York Suburban student wants to build community, reduce waste in landfills, and enrich the soil through a new community compost bin project. For Alexia Purkanto, it began with a compost ...

Last week, David White closed the books on a grant-funded composting initiative, ending a two-year program based in the Ojai Valley which served schools and community gardens in several local cities.

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (NEWS10) — A community composting project is returning to Saratoga Springs. Up to 150 households are welcome to share in the community-led effort to reduce waste, restore soil, ...

Following Mayor Eric Adams’ proposed budget cuts to eliminate funding for community compost programs, compost organizations are working together to preserve the programs, including those that serve ...

Gabriel Schiering (Oakes ’24, business management economics) decided to attend UC Santa Cruz for a variety of reasons. He was drawn to the university for its reputation for environmental justice and ...

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (WBNG) -- More than $200,000 is coming to Broome County to help with different composting efforts. These include creating a community composting system at VINES Urban Farm to process ...

On a chilly day in December, a crowd gathered in the shadow of City Hall in lower Manhattan to chant, listen to speeches and wave signs crafted for the occasion. “No cuts to compost!” read one held by ...