There's a great composting material hiding right under your nose that you might not have considered: Grass clippings. After cutting your home's lawn, there will always be plenty of extra grass ...

Because most home compost bins don't reach a high enough temperature to kill pathogens or seeds, don't add grass clippings from a diseased or weedy lawn. Aim to mow the grass regularly ...

A slimy compost heap is usually due to too much of one material such as grass clippings, and not enough air in the heap. To solve this problem, remove the slimy layer and add material such as ...

An environmentally friendly composting site that was the focus of neighborhood odor complaints in Chanhassen last spring and summer now sits mostly empty. Gone from the 5 acres on University of ...

They feed on the waste, breaking it down into hot compost. Don't put large quantities of the same waste in the heap together, particularly grass clippings. Instead, mix a variety of other waste.