Each year, Americans discard 120 billion pounds of food scraps. That’s 325 pounds per person, or about 40% of the total waste stream. Packed into landfills, these food scraps generate greenhouse gasses as they slowly decompose. The same food scraps, when processed through a … [Read more...] about Compost for Good is Reimaging Waste with North Country Towns and Businesses
Adirondack Compost For Good Project
One North Country site will be selected to receive a community-scale composter from Compost for Good
AdkAction's Compost for Good (CfG) project is looking for a new home for a community scale in-vessel drum composter. The 4'x20' design is capable of processing up to 50,000 pounds of food scraps per year and will be made available to a North Country Site Host to be used as a … [Read more...] about One North Country site will be selected to receive a community-scale composter from Compost for Good
AdkAction Announces “Adirondack Compost For Good Project” during International Compost Awareness Week
If global food waste were a country, it would be the third-largest greenhouse gas emitter in the world, according to the United Nation Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Currently, community-level composting options are limited in the Adirondack region, but a new project is … [Read more...] about AdkAction Announces “Adirondack Compost For Good Project” during International Compost Awareness Week