Simon Akeroyd has warned against putting tea bags directly in compost due to their material - and instead pointed out how ...

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 ...

While single-use bags labeled as compostable are an alternative for plastic bags, they are not to be disposed of in the green bins used to collect compostable waste, including food scraps and yard ...

Expert Simon Akeroyd has shared advice on the important role dried tea leaves can play in your garden, but not in the way you might expect ...

Simon Akeroyd has shared important advice on the best use of tea bags outdoors and why they shouldn't go directly in compost ...

Using plastic bags is an ecological disaster; it takes about 1,000 years for one to degrade in a landfill (and even then, it leaves behind microplastics that can add toxins to soil or water).

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A woman standing behind a blue mug pulling a dripping tea bag out of the mug with one hand - Willie B. Thomas/Getty Images There ...

We were more than a little excited when SunChips announced a plan earlier this year to roll out the world’s first 100% compostable chip bag. A bag that breaks down entirely after 14 weeks in a compost ...

Buffalo River Compost brand Tend will use bags that contain 20 percent PCR supplied by EFS-plastics and made by Salerno Packaging. Photo courtesy of EFS-plastics Inc. Tonawanda, New York-based NOCO’s ...

San Francisco’s landmark ban on common plastic shopping bags last month inspired pundits and politicians to predict that other cities would soon follow suit. But what worked there might prove tough to ...