Andy Alfaro aalfaro@modbee.com Why are Modesto residents required to put food scraps in green bin? Severo said Modesto residents and businesses are required to put food scraps into the green ...

Zero-waste gardening is a simple yet effective means of improving the world and your garden as well. Recycling food waste can ...

Americans throw away nearly 40% of their food, and much of it ends up in landfills, where it produces methane, a potent ...

Here’s a reminder of what can go in the green bin and how to keep that waste in your kitchen before tossing it out. You can get a free kitchen waste pail to store your food scraps in from the ...

To cultivate scallions (aka green onions) from seeds, sow them outdoors in early spring after the last frost for zones 3-8 or in the fall for warmer zones 9-11, Cassels advises. “Scallions can manage ...

Now, it’s mostly brown yard waste with bits of green kitchen scraps. Once it’s shredded, the pile joins a 10-foot-tall row of other piles of shredded stuff. The rows stretch on up to 1,000 feet. And ...

It’s that time of the week when your food waste pail is full, and you’re ready to walk your scraps out to the green-waste bin. (You are following your community’s rules about composting food ...

LOS ANGELES — LA Sanitation’s citywide organics program began Monday, with officials encouraging residents to begin disposing of food scraps and food-soiled paper in their green bins along ...

Keep these tips in mind for a delicious harvest. Green onions are great for topping salads, stir-fries, and other meals, and the best part is that you can easily grow these versatile vegetables in ...

Officials said the community can deposit their scraps into the 64-gallon, lime green bins at the following locations --free of charge: The program is intended to turn scraps into rich, nutrient ...

As you toss last week’s leftovers into your green garbage can in Modesto, you might find yourself wondering a few questions: Do I really have to put food scraps in the organic waste container ...