CHELMSFORD — Reya Kannan, a junior at Chelmsford High School, was selected as the winner of the 2025 Congressional App Challenge in Massachusetts’ 3rd Congressional District.

Expert DIYer April Wilkerson makes simple three-bin compost bins for your backyard, turning kitchen and yard waste into ...

The most affordable way to build a house is to aim for a tiny home and use materials that would otherwise go to the waste stream.

Your old pillows may have gone flat, but they're still stuffed with possibilities! These clever uses will make you rethink tossing them out.

The loyal reader knows that compost is my go-to for almost everything. I use it for mulch and to put the soil food web back into soils. I am a compost nerd. The question: What to do in the winter when ...

Composting toilets are a great idea, but no one likes to think of the waste just sitting there and slowly … fermenting. A new eco-friendly toilet gets around that problem by using mushrooms to ...

Blending kitchen scraps with water makes quick compost to feed plants. Chop up and freeze compostable kitchen waste to make large batches. Pour blender compost around plants, or into trenches, compost ...

Stacks of old bricks against an outdoor plastered wall. - Fotandy/Getty Images Composting is one of the best things you can do for your garden, as well as the planet. Not only does it reduce waste, it ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. maggots in food waste - Fevziie/Shutterstock Composting as a garden owner is almost a no-brainer. There are so many benefits of ...

Tidewater Compost is giving life to local waste. Since launching in June 2022, the company, which recycles and composts residential and commercial food waste, said it has diverted nearly 300,000 ...

“When people see the composting process up close—when they hold the finished product in their hands—they’re far more likely to separate their food scraps at home.” A May 2024 rally outside City Hall ...