The Dirt Factory in University City acts as a composting site for the neighborhood. Community members bring their food scraps and yard waste there and it is turned into nutrient-rich compost. Each ...

Q: We just moved to Providence. What is the best way to dispose of kitchen waste? Is it okay to put uncooked vegetable peels in the yard waste barrel? I will find a way to compost on site in the ...

Q: In the past you’ve mentioned your leaf and yard composting operation. Can we pick up compost there? — D.D. in Pawtucket A: You certainly can, D.D.! We sell compost two ways at Resource Recovery: by ...

The program is an online step-by-step guide to composting and worm farming, which aims to help reduce the wasteful dumping of food scraps in landfill where they produce harmful greenhouse gases.