Composting

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Restaurant Composts Food Waste (VIDEO)

Rebecca Gerendasy | Posted 11.12.2009 | Green

Read More: Landfills, Recycle, Restaurant, commercial_composting, Composting, City Conservation, Portland Oregon, Food Waste, San Francisco, Food, Green News

I started composting at home almost 2 years ago. My plan was to build a few vegetable garden beds, start growing some of my own food, and go from th...

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British Author Pushes For Less Food Waste

Huffington Post | Jonathan Daniel Harris | Posted 10.26.2009 | Impact

Read More: Hunger, World Hunger, Compost, Composting, Food, Home Composting, Food Waste, Tristram Stuart, Vegetarianism, Impact News

Though Americans are often criticized for the amount of food we consume, a new book by British author Tristram Stuart gives the west a mouthful for al...

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Trash Is a Terrible Thing to Waste

Bill Chameides | Posted 10.21.2009 | Green

Read More: Freegan, Recycling, Energy, Dumpster Diving, Landfills, Waste, Composting, Trash, Do It Yourself, Pollution, Lower Your Impact, Garbage, Recycled Paper, Green News

Looking to lower your impact on the planet? Look no further than your trash bin. We Americans produce a lot of trash -- by some estimates about 250 million tons of the stuff per year.

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No Impact Week: Tips on How Not to Waste Food (Video)

Rebecca Gerendasy | Posted 10.20.2009 | Green

Read More: Composting, Leftovers, Tips, No Impact Week, WastedFood Blog, Food Waste, Jonathan Bloom, Green News

Jonathan Bloom, journalist, and author of Wasted Food Blog, lists out the practical steps for reducing individual food waste in the home.

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San Francisco Starts Mandatory Composting This Week

Mother Nature Network | Posted 10.20.2009 | Green

Read More: Composting, Green Living, Composting Law, San Francisco, San Franciso Composting, Green News

While mandatory recycling laws are something starting to take shape in several cities across America, San Francisco is moving things a step further by...

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No Impact Week: Solar Panels, Bio-Diesel, and Worms

Renée Loux | Posted 10.16.2009 | Green

Read More: Recycling, No Impact Week, Tonic Mailstoppers, Carpooling, Solar Panels, Green, Composting, Climate Change, Emissions, Greendimes, Muncipal Solid Waste, Photovoltaic Solar Panels, Transportation, Carbon Footprint, Propane, Green News

Several years ago, I undertook a year-long experiment to minimize my personal waste. At the time, "no impact" wasn't a common term. I just wanted to see how waste-wise efficient I could be.

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Eco Etiquette: Is Recycling Bad For The Environment?

Jennifer Grayson | Posted 10.14.2009 | Green

Read More: Recycling, Methane Emissions, Landfills, Carbon Emissions, Green Advice, Recycling Myths, Composting, Greenhouse Gases, Green Living, Global Warming, Landfill Space, Environment, Green News

I have been hearing reports that recycling is bad. That the costs of shipping, mostly the carbon emissions from them, counteract any benefit from recy...

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50 Ways To Never Waste Food Again

planetgreen.discovery.com | Colleen Vanderlinden | Posted 10.13.2009 | Green

Read More: Home Cooking, Compost, Composting, Food, Sustainability, Pickling, Green Living, Food Waste, Reducing Waste, Green News

With a little creativity, and an eye toward vanquishing waste in our lives, we can make use of more of our food before it goes to waste....

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The Green Kitchen Of The Future Today

treehugger.com | Posted 09.29.2009 | Green

Read More: Green Living, Green Kitchen, Local, Green Technology, Kitchen, Green News, Composting, Home Composting, Green Homes, Ecodesign, Green News

[T]here have been a lot of new ideas in how you design a kitchen, what you put in it, where it goes when you are not using it. We look at some of the ...

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Green News Report - July 30, 2009 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 08.30.2009 | Green

Read More: Carbon Emissions, Hillary Clinton Secretary of State, Electric Vehicles, Green News Report, Tar Sands, Stephen Chu, Ocean Dead Zones, Green News, Cash for Clunkers, Oil Prices, Composting, Sustainability, Climate Change, Sustainable Seafood, China, Solar Power, Cool-Roofs, Green News

In today's audio report: China & the U.S., together again

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A Kick in the Career: My Interview with Sustainable Dave

Thomas Stern | Posted 08.16.2009 | Green

Read More: Composting, Plastic Bottles, Recycling, Sustainability, Environmental Education, Green Living, Corporations, Green News

A conversation with someone who clearly walks the talk.

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Forget Flushing: Composting Toilets Coming To A City Near You

nytimes.com | Kate Galbraith | Posted 08.06.2009 | Green

Read More: Fertilizer, Compostable Waste, Toilet, Compost, Water, Green, Environment, Composting, Home Composting, Rainwater, Composting Toilets, Green Living, Green News

In addition to catching raindrops, homeowners and building managers are trying out another way to conserve water: composting toilets....

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Prison Doubles Up As Sustainable Living Center

Earth 911 | Posted 07.25.2009 | Green

Read More: Sustainable Living, Aberdeen, Sustainable Learning, Recycle, Compost, The Evergreen State College in Olympia, Sustainable Prisons Project, Washingon, Stafford Creek, Composting, Green, Environment, Sustainability, Greenhouse, Green News

A prison in Aberdeen, Wash. looks a little different than the bleak landscape, dirty walls and lifeless structure that are standard throughout the U.S...

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The Best Home Composters Money Can Buy

Slate Magazine | Jude Stewart | Posted 07.11.2009 | Green

Read More: Composting, Home Composting, Green Living, Best Composters, Home Composters, Compost, Giy, Green News

I resent having to do on my own what any green-minded city should do for me. But this year, urbanites across the States are hitting the mud patch: Mic...

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Vonnegut Compost Box In Brooklyn: Beautiful, Vandalized

brooklynpaper.com | The Brooklyn Paper / Bess Adler | Posted 06.02.2009 | Green

Read More: Vonnegut Compost Bin, Kurt Vonnegut, Compost, Composting, Green Living, Giy, New York, Green News

One day after The Brooklyn Paper broke the story about the Vonnegut-emblazoned food scrap recycling project, a roving reporter happened by to discover...

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22 Things You Didn't Know You Could Compost

WebEcoist | Posted 05.24.2009 | Green

Read More: Composting, Can You Compost This?, Green Living, Compost, Giy, Green News

Composting is a way of utilizing microorganisms to break down and decompose organic matter. The unique benefits of composting include a reduction of ...

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Composting Robot Wants Your Kitchen Scraps (VIDEO)

Mother Nature Network | Posted 05.17.2009 | Green

Read More: Video, Composting Robot, Composting, Green Living, Nature Mill, Giy, Green Technology, Green News

One of the scariest parts of really greening a home can be starting to compost. After all these years of doing things the way we've done them, it seem...

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When Only The Finest Worm Poop Will Do (VIDEO)

current.com | Dave Burdick | Posted 04.01.2009 | Green

Read More: Composting, Video, Worm Composting, Green Living, Giy, Green News

Here at PowerShift, I've been able to meet face-to-face with a lot of green bloggers and editors. Yesterday I had the pleasure of meeting Leah Lamb, w...

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Can You Compost Tainted Peanut Butter?

Grist | Posted 03.12.2009 | Green

Read More: Salmonella Peanut Butter, Composting, Salmonella, Green Living, Peanut Butter, Peanut Butter Recall, Green News

Treat your tainted peanut products as you would treat unwanted raw chicken bits. If you are fortunate enough to have a recalled product in hand rather...

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5 Things To Do Post-Vote (No Matter Who Is Winning)

Graham Hill | Posted 04.15.2009 | Green

Read More: Eco-Party, Composting, Green Living, Biking, Tree Planting, Farmers Markets, Victory Garden, Green News

There are alternatives to this anticipation marathon of watching and waiting. Here are a few things you can do today for the planet after you've done your bit for the country.

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Permaculture: Homegrown Independence

Anthony Anderson | Posted 10.11.2008 | Green

Read More: Composting, Organic Farming, Locavore, Permaculture, Green Living, Fruit Trees, Suburbs, Farming, Sustainable Food, Sustainability, Green News

Do we like the idea of independence, but how dependent are we on cheap oil, cheap and clean water, and food grown by strangers shipped from thousands of miles away?

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From New Composter to Poo Composter: A Green Garbage Guide

J.S. McDougall | Posted 07.08.2008 | Green

Read More: Environment, Humanure, Chelsea Green, Compost, Jenkins, Composting, Green Living, Green Garbage, Green Living Tips, Garbage, Green News

There are a bewildering amount of different composting systems and bins available on the market. Here's some help to choose which bin or system suits your lifestyle, your family, your house, or apartment.

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