By Kirsten Bokenkamp Did you know that in the United States, the average person throws away around 100 pounds of food scraps per year? According to the USDA, “just over a quarter of the country’s food — about 25.9 million tons — gets thrown in the garbage can every year.” But food is biodegradable, and decomposes in the same manner no matter where we throw it out, right? Wrong. While we should all try to throw away less food, composting what we do toss-out reduces the impact on the env
Beginning today, the city of San Francisco will require both businesses and residences to compost food scraps and biodegradable products or risk a fine for not properly sorting their garbage. While other cities require recycling service and participation, the law, which Mayor Gavin Newsom signed into effect in June, is the first nationwide to require the collection of food scraps and other compostables. A study by the Department of the Environment found that 36 percent of what San Francisco
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Indoor compost system in a New York City apartment. Credit canarsiebk / CC Is the throne of your home a composting toilet ? Did you invest in NatureMill 's hot composter and divert pounds of meat, dairy, and fish from the landfill? Do you name the worms in your vermicomposting system as your only pets? Do you freeze your food scraps and... Read the full story on TreeHugger
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In just five weeks, San Francisco residents will face fines if they fail to separate their food scraps from their aluminum cans. Read more of this story »
My good rich compost! I began my own composting bin this past February using the helpful starting kit offered through Azure Standard . It is actually a very good deal and an easy way that kicked me into gear to start saving my food scraps and turning them into lovely new nutritious soil. I have finally gotten around to figuring out a simple method of harvesting my bin as it is definitely overdue. I wanted to share a few tips with you that I have learned in the process. Why Worm Compost?
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