Tag: Composting

This post-Thanksgiving NPR segment discusses the massive amount of food waste produced by restaurants and their customers. Though the National Restaurant Association, the Grocery Manufacturers Association, and the Food Marketing Institute have formed the Food Waste Reduction Alliance to tackle this problem, they admit they still have a long way to go. According to the report, a half pound of food waste is created for every meal served in … More →

Sustainable Materials Management—being responsible from sourcing to recovery and disposal—extends to all aspects in our lives, and dealing with cat waste is no exception. Most of us in the GreenBlue office have canine and/or feline companions—both of which regularly visit the office—and we have often discussed pet waste and the associated environmental impacts. Now that I have enrolled into a local government-sponsored program, the Rivanna … More →

Today’s post features guest contributor Eric Walter, who runs Black Bear Composting, an organics recycling company located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. Black Bear Composting helps local business shrink their waste stream by recycling their food scraps via composting. With all of the benefits of composting commonly given, I have yet to see a story on how composting is a great way to keep … More →

Though options for recovering food waste and compostable packaging are beginning to expand, home composting remains an easy and fun way to divert these valuable materials from landfill. Here at GreenBlue, we collect these items and I have the honor of taking them to my home compost pile (though our nine chickens get some choice tidbits). [fbphotos id=219246674797594] Besides the environmental benefits (our nearest landfill … More →