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Over the last year, SOIL has captured and safely treated 450 metric tons of waste that could have otherwise gone on to contaminate aquatic ecosystems and groundwater sources. The over 92 metric tons of compost produced during this time has instead been returned to the soil to restore ecosystems and improve agricultural livelihoods in northern Haiti. As SOIL works towards an ambitious expansion of ...
To begin the holiday season, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) officials toured the Atlanta Community Food Bank (ACFB) and met with staff to discuss the importance of food waste reduction as part of the agency’s Food Recovery Action Week. The week is a reminder to consumers and businesses alike of the importance of reducing wasted food. EPA Assistant Regional Administrator Ken ...
Compost awareness week kicked off on Monday 5th May and will be running until Sunday (11th May). Local authorities and businesses alike are taking part by organising awareness events, free compost giveaways or discounted compost containers. Despite there being no UK coordinator for the week, composting charity ...
BASF Corporation will demonstrate how connections can create chemistry to drive sustainable solutions in industries such as packaging, home and personal care, and health and nutrition during two seminars at the Sustainable Brands Conference in San Diego, California, June 3 to 6, 2013. Christopher Bradlee, Biopolymers Market Development Manager for BASF in North America, will discuss sustainable ...
NEW YORK, May 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- JetBlue Airways (Nasdaq: JBLU), New York's Hometown Airline™, today announced a partnership with Air Ventures and Royal Waste Services to compost leftovers from select restaurants in Terminal 5 (T5) at John F. Kennedy International Airport. Air Ventures, the franchisee that owns and operates the Jamba Juice and Dunkin Donuts restaurants in T5 and ...
Giguere provided the following illustrative examples: pentachlorophenol-treated telephone poles, from which the active ingredient leached into groundwater; composted manure or lawn clippings, where the compost contains residual pesticides; and treated seeds used inconsistently with registered product label restrictions. For treated products such ...
Giguere provided the following illustrative examples: pentachlorophenol-treated telephone poles, from which the active ingredient leached into groundwater; composted manure or lawn clippings, where the compost contains residual pesticides; and treated seeds used inconsistently with registered product label restrictions. For treated products such ...
The U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) and The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (NYSE:SMG) today announced the recipients of the 2012 GRO1000 Gardens and Green Spaces Grant Awards Program. The grants, which focus on improving our nation's cities through the development of community gardens and green spaces, were announced at The U.S. Conference of Mayors' 80th Winter Meeting in Washington, DC. This ...
A WRAP spokeswoman said: “WRAP’s focus will now be on providing help and advice to existing home composters. The programme has entered a new phase, concentrating on the advice and support element, to ensure that people don’t just buy compost bins but also use them in the most effective way possible. This support will continue after we have stopped selling ...
Home composters empower the individual. But some people do not understand enough about home composting. ...
The Scottish Government is urging people to help reduce waste during Compost Awareness Week by taking up composting as a greener way of disposing of their garden and kitchen waste. The week runs from 3 May to 9 May and aims to encourage more people to take up home composting by purchasing discounted compost bins through the Waste Aware Scotland Compost at Home campaign. Environment Minister ...
Subsidies from the Waste and Resources Action Programme enabling councils to offer cheap home composting bins will stop at the end of September. Industry commentators predicted the end of the subsidised products in January last year when WRAP doubled the cost of the bins. The end also seemed imminent when 30 per cent budget cuts were imposed on WRAP by the Department for Environment Food and ...
Following news that Waste & Resources Action Programme compost bin subsidies will stop in September, bin manufacturer Straight has launched an identical commercial scheme. The company is offering councils a home delivery programme, which it said the WRAP campaign was initially modelled on. Straight, and its subsidiary Blackwall, supplied more than half the bins used in the WRAP campaign ...
Nestlé Confectionery has reduced the packaging for its Christmas selection boxes as part of on ongoing drive to cut back on waste. All of Nestlé Confectionery’s selection boxes are now made from 75% recycled board and the plastic trays are made from recycled bottles. Additionally, the selection boxes will include on-pack messages which encourage families to recycle the box after they have eaten ...
A time to get your community up and cheering “the possibilities are endless … compost!” Holbrook, New York – Whether it’s through backyard, on-site or centralized initiatives, composting is a proven way to help communities sustainably manage their organic residuals. Be a part of the largest environmental education event for composting. The U.S. Composting Council invites you to join in ...