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A Tale of Two Bins (article repost)

Originally found at: https://foofycrafts.wordpress.com/2015/03/13/a-tale-of-two-bins/ Recently Hannah wrote a post on her experience with getting started composting and linked to my video. I thought I'd repost her blog here. If you try the bucket method and it doesn't appear to get results, try using a larger container such as a trash can. The bigger the vessel, the better your results will be. Anyway, here's her post. Keep up the good work, Hannah! It’s amazing how much waste we can generate in a single day. Throwing out that old toothpaste tube, wiping down the sink with a paper towel, grabbing coffee in a to-go cup, unwrapping a protein bar. Wow. That’s only the beginning! We go through the day and leave little bits and pieces of our waste everywhere. We pass myriads…

Philadelphia is Close to Mandating Composting for Restaurants

http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2015/02/19/city-council-oks-measure-to-allow-restaurants-to-recycle-scraps-for-composting/ Although it's been known for a few weeks, I wanted to bring up what's going on here in Philadelphia. Up to now, the City had no real incentives set up for businesses to compost, nor do they provide curbside compost collection. In Philadelphia, all commercial establishments must pay a fee every year for their trash dumpster and recycling dumpster. The recycling is cheaper than the trash dumpster. The idea is to have a composting option available, which will hopefully cut back on the amount of organics being thrown in the trash. This bill focuses on just restaurants...ideally it will expand to include coffee shops, pizza shops, and really anywhere serving food. Done right, numerous businesses should practically be able to either recycle or compost almost all of their waste.…

The Anaerobic Digester at MSU

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aULRryCVMyY Here's an example of "waste to energy" that isn't as scary as burning garbage for nonexistent power. While I prefer aerobic composting, this seems cool. They also utilize thermal energy from the process to assist in heating nearby buildings in the colder months... good stuff!