The move towards a regional composting program took another step forward this week. The Alberni Valley / Bamfield Services Committee heard from …
Oceanside pursues zero waste, sustainable food measures
The idea behind zero waste is to reduce what is needed, reuse as much as possible, recycle whatever little bit is left and compost food waste that can’t …
Guest Opinion: Recycling a ‘good deed’ that punishes southeast Asia
Recycling is one of the simple “good deeds” that we perform daily at home or work. The blue bins for recycling and green for compost are “good,” and …
Lake County Jail Sees Success With Compost Program
CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) — A program to keep organic food scraps out of landfills is said to be working well at the Lake County Jail in the …
Knox-Lincoln SWCD announces composting and rain barrel sale
Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District, in cooperation with Maine Resource and Recovery Association, is offering a composting and rain …
Yard waste accepted at Saskatoon compost depots starting April 15
Compost depots are open yearly from mid-April to early November. This helps keep yard waste out of the landfill and produces nutrient-rich compost …
South Korea once recycled 2% of its food waste. Now it recycles 95%
The world wastes more than 1.3 billion tonnes of food each year. The planet’s 1 billion hungry people could be fed on less than a quarter of the food …
Food waste costs not appetizing to many
Western has a composting program and an organics collection system in residences, at the University Community Centre (UCC) Centre Spot, in the …
A Key Starting Point – Letter
I was energized to read the editorial of Friday, March 29 (“Putting Innovation To Work”), which called for new solutions to increase composting of food …
COMPOST: Appetizing thoughts
Aren’t the people of Coeur d’Alene entitled to know if human remains are put in the compost given to them? I don’t remember being asked. I’m sure Mr.