Tossing food in the kitchen garbage is undesirable for two very good reasons. Besides inviting pests into your home for an all-you-can-eat buffet, rotting food creates a bad odor that can permeate ...

Pablo Päster is an energy and sustainability management consultant who wrote a weekly advice column for Treehugger from 2009-2012. Dear Pablo, I have been wondering for some time if I should be using ...

Dear Jim: I want to install a garbage disposal in my kitchen, but I am not sure if I need a full-featured one with the most powerful motor. Also, is a garbage disposal harmful for the environment?