A service that collects food scraps is a test case for better city composting. Continue reading
Share on FacebookMay 28, 2013
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April 24, 2013
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Zero-waste recyclable “Terra” furniture is made from compost
In asking “How can products, like people, come from dust, and to dust return?,” this “designer-gatherer” is creating simple but elegant furniture using compost. Continue reading
Share on FacebookJanuary 17, 2013
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Airport Using Worms to Help Reduce Waste
One of the nation’s busiest airports is taking a new approach to managing the half a pound of garbage that the average traveler generates per visit. Continue reading
Share on FacebookJanuary 14, 2013
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A Decade of Sharing: The Freecycle Network Turns 10
At some point, most of us have probably given away things we didn’t need to friends or family members. But what should you do when you don’t know anyone who wants the leftover dirt from your gardening project or your old lawnmower? One solution is to check out The Freecycle Network, an organization that has been encouraging people to participate in a culture of giving since 2003. Continue reading
Share on FacebookNovember 12, 2012
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Company Turns Expired Groceries into Sustainable Compost
Utah-based EcoScraps thinks it might have found a solution to the end of a food item’s lifecycle.
Share on FacebookOctober 17, 2012
by Dylan Gasperik
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Learning to Eat: A College Education
Dylan Gasperik, Program Assistant, Communications, Santa Monica, California
When I was a broke college student, I would often sustain myself on what I liked to call “the pizza circuit”. Every evening after classes I would ch… Continue reading
September 28, 2012
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Guest Post: Busting Barriers to U.S. Composting
Waste Management breaks down a few answers to one of waste-reduction’s most complicated questions: Why are there barriers to composting in U.S. communities? Continue reading
Share on FacebookMay 2, 2012
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How to Choose the Right Composting System for You
The EPA estimates that 27 percent of the American waste stream is organic material that can be composted. We all want to help cut that number down to size, but to a beginner, composting can seem downright intimidating. Potential composters are faced with a myriad of challenges, from limited space to lack of free time. [...] Continue reading
Share on FacebookFebruary 3, 2012
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Reduce Food Waste in 5 Easy Steps
The U.S. generates more than 34 million tons of food waste each year, according to the EPA. Sure, you can compost perished produce, leftovers and food scraps. But the best way to lighten your kitchen’s impact on the planet is to stop waste at its source. To help, we’ve compiled five simple ways to reduce [...] Continue reading
Share on FacebookDecember 29, 2011
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Old Christmas Trees Protect Marine Life
When residents in Riverside County, Calif., drop off their Christmas trees for recycling this year, they’ll not only be saving space in the landfill; they’ll also be helping marine life. The waste management department for the county, which lies east of Los Angeles, has teamed up with the California Department of Fish and Game to [...] Continue reading
Share on FacebookDecember 28, 2011
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Machine Turns Food Waste Into Water
A Singapore startup is perfecting a technology that can turn food waste into water, according to recent news reports. Renee Mison, 48, was semi-retired when she came upon the Korean-made food waste-to-water machine. The former marketing professional found so much potential in the idea that she left her dreams of leisure behind, bought rights to [...] Continue reading
Share on FacebookNovember 17, 2011
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The Green Festival Aiming for Zero Waste
Can a two-day festival with thousands of attendees and hundreds of exhibitors go zero waste? That’s exactly what Green America and Global Exchange are trying to achieve with the Green Festival, the green living events that the two nonprofits organize throughout the country in cities like New York, Chicago, Washington, D.C. and Los Angeles. Back [...] Continue reading
Share on FacebookNovember 7, 2011
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Calif. Files Suit Over Biodegradable Plastic Bottles
Balance and AquaMantra, both makers of bottled water, tout their plastic water bottles as 100 percent biodegradable and recyclable, but the State of California is taking issue with these assertions. Late last month, California’s Attorney General Kamala Harris filed a lawsuit against the two bottled water companies and their bottle supplier, ENSO Plastics, charging [...] Continue reading
Share on FacebookOctober 25, 2011
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20 Years, 20 Favorite Stories
Earth911 celebrates its 20th birthday on October 29, and our staff wanted to take a look back at some of our favorite articles over the years. As managing editor, I have overseen thousands of words and ideas. The ones that stand out are those filled with information that I still use or people whose stories [...] Continue reading
Share on FacebookSeptember 13, 2011
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Wasting Away: Our Garbage by the Numbers
In today’s culture of mass consumption, the things we throw away often vanish from our minds, but all that trash has to go somewhere. Look at the numbers on garbage and you’ll see it’s more than just trashy — it’s appalling. Luckily, there’s plenty we can do about it. Written by Laura Moss, MNN Garbage [...] Continue reading
Share on FacebookMay 18, 2011
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Composting From the Ground Up
The following is an op-ed piece by Wes Muir, director of communications for Waste Management. It does not describe the views or opinions of Earth911. Food scraps and yard waste may not be the first topic in most conversations about sustainability, but organics recycling is one of the most promising and environmentally beneficial opportunities in [...] Continue reading
Share on FacebookApril 27, 2011
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San Fran Compost Slashes Carbon Emissions
Since 1996, San Francisco has saved more than 900,000 tons of food scraps and yard trimmings from ending up in the landfill through its composting program, according to new data from Recology, the city’s garbage and recycling collection company….
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April 1, 2011
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8 Ways to Not Get Tricked While Going Green
Editor’s Note: This story was updated on April 1, 2011. You can read it in its original version from May 30, 2009 here. Just like the game of Telephone has taught us, information filtered through multiple sources starts to get a little less reliable. The same concept can be applied to environmentalism. In celebration of April [...] Continue reading
Share on FacebookJanuary 13, 2011
by Eric Goldstein
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How Frosty the Snowman Is Hurting New York City Recycling
Initial reports suggest that New York City’s Sanitation Department did a much better job in clearing the city’s streets of Tuesday night’s nine-inch snowfall than after the now infamous December Blizzard of 2010. Hats off to the… Continue reading
Share on FacebookAugust 17, 2010
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Virginia Couple Leads Massive Concert Composting Effort
When Anne and Derek Bedarf won tickets to FloydFest on the radio in 2008, they may have expected to see some rockin’ bands, check out funky artisan vendors and meet some new friends by the campfire.
They never dreamed they would be leading the festival’s Green Team in a composting effort that collected 7.2 tons of [...] Continue reading