Curbside Composter

07/16/2024

Crying happy tears...

“Compost” is dedicated to the citizens of New York City who make community composting a reality. Save your scraps, and call on NYC to bring back it’s municip...

07/12/2024

https://www.wastetodaymagazine.com/news/new-study-shows-impact-of-vermont-food-waste-ban/

The state estimates around 70,000 tons of food is disposed of every year.

06/20/2024

A look back at 2019. What a helper!

06/10/2024

Walter Majewski’s love for the environment began at just 3 years old when he took an interest in the garbage and recycling trucks that would pass through his neighborhood. He would chase the …

05/15/2024

Aerial compost tea application should take care of these issues.

The huge, long-lasting wildfires that have become increasingly common in recent years can cause changes in soil chemistry that affect water contamination, air quality, and plant growth. But these changes are poorly monitored and rarely factor into post-fire recovery efforts or risk assessments, acco...

04/06/2024

It's nice to see the future is bright! We compost with 3 schools right now for free. Another is coming on soon. Contact us if you are an interested school and we'll see if we can get you on on a route, for free! If you would like to compost on site contact us we'll teach you the proper ratio and help you source carbon. There are some interesting methods we've learned over the years and we are happy to share them with you.

A group of students in Brookfield is trying to make their school and eventually the district greener.

03/15/2024

The answer is... Save all the organics from the landfill. Ban organics from the landfill. Replenish the soil by making compost on farms and keeping the material there. Clean wood chips and food waste make great clean compost that will replenish that farm's soil and create more revenue for the farmer.

Controlling the amount of soil particles that detach during a rainfall event is the first step in reducing soil loss. Here's how to accomplish this.

03/13/2024

Though it may not be what you think, according to a report from the Composting Consortium, which partnered with 10 compost manufacturers to research contamination rates.

03/11/2024

Compost your manure before you spread it into the fields! Add some biochar while your at it!

Request PDF | Composting reduces the risks of resistome in beef cattle manure at the transcriptional level | Transcriptomic evidence is needed to determine whether composting is more effective than conventional stockpiling in mitigating the risk of... | Find, read and cite all the research you need....

03/02/2024

The Composting Consortium report, which analyzed feedstock and finished product from 10 facilities around the country, aims to address common assumptions about plastic and other contaminants in compost.

03/01/2024

Before you grab your morning coffee today... 🌳
📷 plantsages

02/27/2024

02/12/2024

Throwback!

02/06/2024

Thank you to all New Englanders.

Supporters want lawmakers to do something about rotting food waste, which produces dangerous levels of methane gas. But critics of the proposal say a ban would be too costly for the state and businesses.

02/05/2024

Gotta' stick 'em all! ⚡️ PSA - keep produce stickers OUT of your ! ⚡️ The 90s kid in us loves a good collection - and there's no better place for your fruit + veg stickers than your bucket’s (snap-on, airtight) lid! Shoutout to our composter for this awesome idea! 💚 Not one of our composters yet? Get your + first month FREE! 👉 bennettcompost.com
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02/02/2024

Compost turner...

02/02/2024

https://content.ces.ncsu.edu/herbicide-carryover

Many farmers and home gardeners have reported damage to vegetable and flower crops after applying horse or livestock manure, compost, hay, or grass clippings to the soil. The symptoms reported include poor seed germination; death of young plants; twisted, cupped, and elongated leaves; misshapen frui...

01/26/2024

Our kiva loan efforts around the world. 71 loans so far!

Derek Fry from Madison, WI, United States has made 71 loans on Kiva.

01/18/2024

01/13/2024

Our worm castings are not made with biosolids (sewage).

The use of fertilizers based on sewage sludge is common practice. Due to the possible presence of pathogens and eggs of intestinal parasites like Ascaris sp., Toxocara sp., and Trichuris sp. in these products, it is necessary to control them. The aim ...

01/11/2024

CHILTON, Wis. (WFRV) – A local business in Chilton is in its beginning stages of turning compost into beneficial soil enhancers, all through the use of earthworms. Worms take its more known r…

01/01/2024

Happy New Year! Cheers to another year of saving food waste from the landfill! Thanks to all of our participating members!

12/30/2023

A Knox County, Neb., farmer finds that soil health is in the tea — compost tea that is.

12/27/2023

A King County (WA) Solid Waste Division task force has been working on “Compost Right” messaging to get plastics and other contaminants out of organics recycling collection bins.

12/27/2023

Going shopping for a food and beverage depackager? BioCycle editor provides a tour of the options. Part II

12/20/2023

We have been composting with Nuestro Muendo school for 3 years now! Thanks to all the participating students for saving 120 to 160 lbs of food waste from the landfill every week! Also a huge thanks to Iris at Huegel Elementary for heading up the 1st grade composting program there. You also save 120 to 160 lbs of food waste from the landfill every week! Thanks to Rhea at Middleton high school where she is heading up the composting efforts there. They are just getting started but have saved a few hundred lbs of material so far!

I write to highlight a concerning issue in our school community -- the alarming amount of food waste in our cafeterias. This issue contributes significantly to climate change, and urgent

12/20/2023

PLEASE NO TEA BAGS!

The .gov means it’s official. Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

12/20/2023

We see lots of food that could possibly still be eaten or turned into food like vegetable broth or soup. Those tea bags may be up to 40% polypropylene. NO TEA BAGS PLEASE!

The use of food-date labels such as “use-by” and “best if used by” causes consumer confusion that results in many shoppers discarding food that is safe to eat or donate, according to a Consumer Food Insights Report.

12/19/2023

Done with your iced coffee? Now what? Recycle, trash, or compost?