Is your compost a veritable Vesuvius of foul-smelling, putrescible plant waste? You might be doing everything wrong. Fear not ...

The San Joaquin River trust overseeing Sumner Peck ranch has been using human remains to fertilize the ground at the farm.

What can be composted? And what shouldn’t go in the compost pile? These are important questions to answer before getting started. Composting is great for your garden, providing free nutrients you can ...

In pursuit of a more eco-friendly future, Green-Wood Cemetery is going back to basics. Starting next year, the storied cemetery will offer a new burial option: “natural organic reduction,” also known ...

An Ohio bill currently under review would allow the “natural organic reduction of remains,” which, in simple terms, would ...

A bulldozer mixes a composting windrow at Spurt Industry's composting facility in Wixom, Michigan. (Photo by Nick Hagen / Planet Detroit) This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a ...

Lea el artículo en español aquí. Rob Carey was surprised after garbage pickup day to see the pink notice affixed to his green bin. The note left for the Sebastopol resident was a soft reprimand from ...