Chicago start-up Herb-N-Juice brings the food truck concept to the juice bar, but does so with zero emissions and responsible waste handling.
Tag: composting
The DIY Biogas Plant: Turn Your Organic Wastes Into Cooking Fuel
Want to get more out of food & organic wastes than soil amendment? Consider building a DIY biogas plant for cooking fuel, too.
The New Zealand Navy Is Going To Start Composting
The New Zealand Navy has committed to start composting food waste, and using the resulting material at its base gardens at Devonport.
How A Zero-Waste Restaurant Got Run Out Of Town
Melbourne, Australia’s Brothi was a zero-waste restaurant doing brisk business… until city hall decided it didn’t like the business’ composting set-up.
The Waste Biz: Composite Lumber Combines Agave Waste, Recycled Plastic
A start-up in Jalisco, Mexico, thinks a combination of agave bagasse & waste plastic would make a great composite lumber product, composting comes to the office, and more.
Super Bowl To Kick Off Food Waste Recycling Efforts In Phoenix
Phoenix will use this weekend’s Super Bowl as a high-profile venue to kick off municipal efforts at food waste recycling and composting.
The Single Serve Coffee Waste Monster [Video]
Single serve coffee makers are convenient, and have green elements… but the amount of trash generated is staggering… even monstrous!
How To Make Compost From Roadkill [Video]
Virginia’s Department of Transportation shares information on how to make compost from the dead animals it regularly removes from the state’s roadways.
Composting In Small Spaces: An All-Ages Win-Win Project
Don’t have yard space? That doesn’t eliminate composting from your options for dealing with food wastes – just set up an indoor worm bin.
Ants in the Trash: a Model for Effective Food Waste Disposal?
A new study finds that ants & other insects are very efficient food waste disposal machines that don’t create the health risks of other scavenger animals.
Ohio State Scores Trash Touchdown
Ohio State University is one of 88 schools participating in the Busch Systems Game Day Recycling Challenge, which keeps tailgating trash out of landfills.
15 Things You Can Do with Used Tea Bags
Don’t toss those used tea bags after making your tea – there are all sorts of things you can do with them! From cleaning to freshening your breath…
What’s the Best Compost Bin for Your Yard?
I tend to start thinking about composting – changes to my system, etc. – in the Spring: that’s when I’m planning my planting for the year, and trying to take [ … ]