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The San Francisco Zero Waste Strategy

Nov 9, 2015

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cEQSfa64Hk

Long-term climate change mitigation potential with organic matter management on grasslands

Nov 8, 2015

The potential role of compost in reducing greenhouse gases

Nov 5, 2015

How big a backyard do you need to live off of the land?

Oct 21, 2015

Graphic provided by Small Footprint Family

USCC Position Statement: Keeping Organics Out of Landfills

Oct 16, 2015

The US Composting Council is firmly opposed to landfilling yard debris and other source-separated organics when viable alternatives are available. It is an inefficient way to use our organic feedstocks–wasting resources, reducing recycling, and potentially...

Sustainable Apparel Materials

Oct 2, 2015

Sustainable Apparel Materials An overview of what we know and what could be done about the impact of four major apparel materials: Cotton, Polyester, Leather, & Rubber1 Randolph Kirchain, Elsa Olivetti, T Reed Miller and Suzanne Greene Materials Systems Laboratory...

Video showing how to reduce the waste of bark, leaves, and vegetables and produce less waste on the planet

Sep 16, 2015

Hello, my name is Gustavo, I'm from Brazil São Paulo and produced this video showing how to reduce the waste of bark, leaves, vegetables and vegetables and produce less waste on the planet Horta com material reciclável GARRAFA PET e adubo caseiro, bem simples...

Dica de Adubo caseiro com as sobras das cascas da vitamina matinal

Sep 16, 2015

Depois de algumas pessoas ficarem em duvida sobre oque usar no adubo caseiro nesse outro vídeo mostro ingredientes da vitamina matinal e o resto desses ingredientes compõem a receita do adubo caseiro para usar em minha horta da varanda do apartamento. A receita da...

Regenerative Agriculture and the Dawn of Planetary Engineering

Sep 15, 2015

Article from Huffington post Regenerative agriculture is the dawn of planetary engineering. And that's great news for the future of the planet. Here's how I know. We have five hay fields on our farm. They are the kind of rolling, green, and gorgeous fields that are...

What does an 80% diversion rate REALLY mean? Taking a closer look at San Francisco's landfill discards.

Aug 30, 2015

You may have heard that San Francisco diverts 80% of its discards from landfills. Jeremy Irons calls this statistic, and the city it applies to, a “source of hope” in his documentary, Trashed, which is about the ravages of global waste. Journalists around the world...

Organics recycling needs good support to grow

Aug 27, 2015

Thanks to The Organic Stream for partnering with us & helping to spread compost awareness! The Organic Stream is an online platform for all things organic and recycling. Listening to The Organic Stream talk show is a great way to boost your knowledge about...

In Focus: The City To Soil Composting Process

Jul 29, 2015

"With compost, we are not trying to solve a problem; we are trying to develop an opportunity." (Gerry Gillespie, Organics Recovery Specialist) https://www.organicstream.org/2014/03/31/in-focus-the-city-to-soil-composting-process/