Seattle Public Utilities is giving away free compost to thank Seattle residents for composting their food and yard waste. Through the free compost program, SPU said it is closing the loop with ...

The City Council voted Monday to impose the fines for not composting. When the ordinance goes into effect next year, homeowners found with food scraps in their trash will be fined $1 for each ...

There's a potential glitch in Seattle politicians' plan to ban foam in favor of eco-friendly, compostable or recyclable food packaging: As it stands now, Seattleites cannot put the boxes and cups that ...

As a child, Joycelyn Chui often helped her grandmother in the kitchen. She would separate eggshells and onion peels in little bowls, to compost them in her grandmother’s garden. For Chui, sorting and ...