The United States has a topsoil problem. About 75 percent of it is gone, primarily because the large, single-crop farms that dominate American agriculture rely on chemicals and synthetic fertilizers to produce their harvests, depleting natural soil systems in the process. John-Paul Maxfield thinks compost can help solve this problem. Environmentalists love... [Read more...]

You might remember that we featured the nation's largest landfills recently. Each one of those landfills houses an astounding amount of plastics, which is not good. Plastics are made from petroleum, a material that is not renewable. So how can you help to stop the overflow of plastics in local landfills? Recycle - Check plastic bottles for markings. Those... [Read more...]

Cities across the United States (and all over the world) are producing robust recycling programs in an effort to reduce waste and overflowing landfills. But one small town in New England is considering charging for regular garbage disposal if residents don't put more effort into recycling. The Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation had set a goal that... [Read more...]

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