Category Archives: Composting

Vermont Compost Clash

I think you should know about this: The Vermont Composting Co. (VCC) is facing large fines and a ‘cease and desist order‘ from the state Natural Resources Board for not having a permit. The composter says he operates a farm and is, thus, exempt from compost permits. The state says he is a manufacturer subject […]

August 14, 2008 | Also posted in Farm | Comments closed

Will L.A. Love Composting?

Exciting News! In September, Los Angeles will begin a trial run of household food scrap collection. The city will give 2-gallon kitchen pails to residents in three areas of the city. It will encourage folks in about 5,000 households to dump their kitchen food scraps into these pails and, ultimately, their yard waste bin that’s […]

August 13, 2008 | Also posted in Stats | Comments closed

Friday Buffet: Lucky 8-8-08 Edition

I agree in spirit, but this might be taking things a tad too far: Don’t Play with Your Food. — — Then again, cleaning your grill with an onion seems a bit silly. Why not a wire brush or rag (as some commenters on the Lifehacks post wondered)? — — A new zero-waste initiative at […]

August 8, 2008 | Also posted in Friday Buffet, Household | Comments closed

A Week’s Worth of Waste

True to her name, The Frugal Girl is attempting to not waste any food in her home. She’s illustrating her progress by posting photos of her weekly food waste on her blog. I admire Frugal Girl’s goal and her being brave enough to broadcast her waste online. In her most recent recap, she talks of […]

August 5, 2008 | Also posted in Household | Comments closed

Friday Buffet

Because seeing is believing: Here’s the booty from a dumpster diving expedition that shows how much good food grocery stores throw out. — — Don’t waste that pigeon squab?!? UPDATE: I noticed that Berkeley’s famed Chez Panisse is featuring squab on August 9th. — — San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom has proposed fines to ensure […]

August 1, 2008 | Also posted in Friday Buffet, Supermarket, Waste Stream | Comments closed

Waste, Bagged

You know the whole “greening your kitchen” thing has hit the mainstream when the AP writes about BioBags. That means these compostable food waste bags appeared in publications North and South. I haven’t used these corn-based bags, mostly because I figure why buy something that’s not entirely necessary. But I can see their usefulness in […]

July 30, 2008 | Posted in Composting | Comments closed

Friday Buffet

If a farmer harvested inefficiently, would you say it was a criminal act? In light of the mounting food shortages, the Belarusian president thinks it’s a prison-worthy offense. — — I’d love it now, but I guess I can wait two years for a waste-powered car. — — Why spend $1,350 to do the wrong […]

July 25, 2008 | Also posted in Farm, Food Recovery, Friday Buffet, International | Comments closed

Sloppy (Joe) Compost

The Gonzales, Calif., school system just announced that it will convert its food waste to fertilizer, thanks to a company called Converted Organics. This effort comes on the heels of Converted Organics’ July 1 start to process food waste at its Woodbridge, N.J. facility. Here, the company’s enclosed aerobic composting technology has a more specific […]

July 23, 2008 | Also posted in School | Comments closed

California Dreaming

Sometimes I wish I lived in California. Other times, I don’t. Either way, I’ll always appreciate the state’s pioneering attitude on food waste recycling. San Francisco and several East Bay communities already collect food waste from residents and restaurants in rolling green bins. While this leads to some further questions, it’s still very progressive. Now […]

July 16, 2008 | Also posted in Energy | Comments closed

Friday Buffet

Here’s a neat idea: six Seattle area families held a contest to see who could cut the most weight from their garbage. The winning family trimmed its trash by 82 percent in just six weeks. Sure, it helps that King County allows residents to put food waste in the yard waste bin that is collected, […]

June 27, 2008 | Also posted in International, Technology | Comments closed