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New Report from GAIA on the Perils of Incineration

GAIA just dropped a killer new report on the perils of incineration. What does this have to do with composting, you may ask? Incineration directly competes with composting (and recycling) programs by destroying perfectly good material and turning it into brand-new toxins to inhale. Better yet, both composting and recycling are more cost effective, practical solutions that create more jobs than incineration. We already know how bad incinerators (pyrolysis, gasification, waste-to-energy) are in terms of the pollutants they spew out (dioxin, NOx, SOx, arsenic, mercury, ash, etc), but this report appeals to even the most conservative bean counters. Incinerators are the most expensive high-risk solution to dealing with waste. Here's the official press release and link to the report: Berkeley, U.S. — A new risk analysis from GAIA finds that companies…

BYO and compost – Create No Waste

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBWSku3xjso Short, sweet and to the point! That compost heap at the end of the video is a bit startling- I hope they use those straw bales and leaves to cover that massive thing!

Scarborough condo leading way toward ‘zero waste’

Check out this link to original article, reposted below: https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2016/03/05/scarborough-condo-leading-way-toward-zero-waste.html By: David Rider City Hall Bureau Chief, Published on Sat Mar 05 2016 Toronto’s path to diverting all waste from a rapidly filling landfill might start at a Scarborough condominium. The 1,000 or so residents of Mayfair on the Green responded to skyrocketing waste fees with a multi-pronged diversion campaign. They turned the garbage chute into an organics collector, tapped city educational tools including multilingual signs and cut trash output to one dumpster every two months from one dumpster every week. “If you really talk to the people and they really understand, they will help,” says Princely Soundranayagam, the building’s superintendent who has spearheaded the transformation since 2004. “Also, put a dollar mark (of savings) in front of them.…