The Dirt on Compost: Does It Pay to Live Green?

By Lauren Lamb

Reduce, reuse, recycle and compost are the three "R"s and a "C" that are changing the way we think about waste disposal and its effect on our environment. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, food residuals and yard trimmings together make up 24% of the U.S. municipal solid waste stream. Sending this waste to landfills is, well, wasteful when it could be composted to create natural fertilizers and even thermal energy. Read more>