The short answer is yes and no. While some paper plates can be recycled, the vast majority usually can’t. Rather than throw them away after one use, consider more eco-friendly alternatives. Nearly 220 ...

Reduce home and garden waste by composting these natural items. Marty Baldwin Home gardeners don’t need to limit their compost piles to grass clippings, vegetable peels, eggshells, and other kitchen ...

Disposable dinnerware that's easier for the earth to digest is finding its way onto store shelves, allowing cookouts and picnics to go greener. Tableware made from corn, sugarcane, switchgrass and ...

Colorado's largest commercial compost company has a message for anyone tossing pizza boxes and disposable cups into green bins, hoping it might someday return to the earth as organic soil: Stop. Due ...