As of July, all Sacramento County — including city — residents are mandated to separate their organic waste material from their trash — but the rules surrounding what can and cannot be tossed in the ...

Some Ramona residents may be wondering about those green plastic recycling bins that have suddenly been appearing around town. The bins are part of a state organic waste recycling plan requiring ...

According to state regulations, residents, regardless of their jurisdiction, are required to recycle organic waste. But Cal Recycle is leaving development and regulation to localities. This will be in ...

Color-coded Sanitary Service Company toters are shown curbside on Yew Street Road near Alvarado Drive in Bellingham. Yellow-lidded containers are for food waste, yard debris and other organic matter; ...

While composting and organic waste ban policies are gaining popularity across the United States, a new study from the University of California San Diego's Rady School of Management finds dynamic ...

When organic waste is dumped into the trash and sent to a landfill it breaks down into methane, a greenhouse gas 80 times as potent as CO2 — pretty harmful stuff considering the culprit might be some ...

Study from UC San Diego’s Rady School of Management suggests grocers that discount food nearing expiration could reduce the amount of food waste that contributes to GHG emissions While composting and ...