How Would You Feel If Your Municipal Government Required You To Compost?
While the food waste movement across America is gaining momentum, it needs to pick up speed to help tackle the climate crisis.
While the food waste movement across America is gaining momentum, it needs to pick up speed to help tackle the climate crisis.
Recently we came across a story from last year that we wished we hadn’t missed, but it’s still interesting. The University of Nebraska is using a “mechanical stomach” to save 95 tons of CO2 emissions per year by digesting the food and sending it down the drain instead of sending … [continued]
The gloves are said to be 100% latex and BPA- and powder-free, making them safe for most people with latex allergies. Even the individual wrappers and packaging the gloves come in are 100% compostable within just 90 days (!), as well.
We focus often on high-tech solutions to climate change, however, some of the easiest and cheapest ways to fix climate change are right under our feet.
On average one baby uses about 4,500 diapers, with the result being about 500 kg of waste and 500 kg of CO2 created. The numbers are in fact probably higher if we consider the whole supply chain and all aspects of distribution.
Of course, there has to be a better solution.
As an addendum to our earlier article on passive solar house design basics, I thought that it would be worth providing an overview of some of the possibilities when it comes to the design of attached passive solar greenhouses and/or solariums.
There is enough snow on the ground, looking at Gaelan Brown’s compost-powered heat makes an appealing read for those who happen to be housebound. Add all composting champions wanting to know more about useable energy which can be captured via the basic composting process. Gaelan Brown has previously been a … [continued]
Organic waste recycling can be positive — Re-Nuble has what it’s calling a net-positive closed-loop system to get useful stuff out of organic waste. […]
A new rapid-mulching product may assist in prolonging the lives of municipal landfills, providing nutrient-rich composts and fertilizers in the process.
For those considering building waste management strategies, it might be time to look at the toilet bowl. A number of composting alternatives are now on the market, and they function without emitting putrid odors.