composting – Page 12 – Crazy About Compost

When Composting, Does Size Matter?

How important is particle size for the success of your compost pile? Composting naturally occurs over time, so is it worth putting energy into chopping up all the contents now? At the end of my street, a huge pile of leaves just sits there practically all year long. That section of the block is rarely cleaned, and the wind ensures that the pile continues to grow in size over time. Now that it's spring, I went right for this mess at the end of the street, and it was interesting to see just how well the leaves had broken down under the surface. It smelled similar to a "forest floor", which is the aroma of fresh compost. This was a natural, nice and slow leaf compost in progress. I decided…

Denver council announces composting for city hall, but what about the rest of city?

[article originally posted at: http://blogs.denverpost.com/thespot/2013/04/22/denver-city-council-launches-composting-program-at-city-hall-bring-us-your-refuse/94406/] Denver City Council on Friday sent out a press release saying that composting has come to the City and County Building, meaning staffers in the building will be able to compost their food scraps and coffee filters. Aurora and Cherry Creek school kids are introduced to the benefits of composting –something Denver’s City Council understands. The council on Friday sent out a press release announcing an effort to compost materials in city hall. The city has not expanded its residential composting program for years. Though the announcement came that government officials and staffers will be able to compost, the city is woefully short of its goal to bring composting to the rest of the city. The city launched a pilot program in 2008, using money…

Vancouver organics may hit 50,000 tons a year (article)

originally posted at WRN here: http://www.wasterecyclingnews.com/article/20130415/NEWS02/130419949/vancouver-organics-may-hit-50000-tons-a-year?utm_campaign=daily_newsletter&utm_medium=daily_email&utm_source=daily_20130415&utm_content=article3 Vancouver expects to nearly double its collection of organic waste to nearly 50,000 tons annually, and needs to build a new organics transfer facility to handle the material. In a "request for expressions of interest," or RFEOI, to city seeks architectural and engineering services for the design of the new facility. "As the City of Vancouver moves to expand food scraps collection from its residents this year, the additional material that will be collected is expected to exceed the capacity of the [Vancouver South Transfer Station]," the city said in the RFEOI. In 2011, the city collected about 26,000 tons of organics from Vancouver homes. That number will rise to almost 50,000 tons, according to the city. The city hopes to have the project…