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Two new reports from the Institute for Local Self-Reliance’s Composting Makes $en$e Project document the importance of expanded composting and compost use to enhance soils, protect watersheds, reduce waste, and create green jobs and a new made-in-America industrial sector. For press release, click\u00a0here. With compostable material making up almost one-half of municipal solid waste, there is … Read More<\/a><\/p>\r\n","authors_tax":[601]},"sidebar":{"title":"\u00cdndice"},"page_layout":[{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_wysiwyg":{"content":"

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Two new reports from the Institute for Local Self-Reliance’s Composting Makes $en$e Project document the importance of expanded composting and compost use to enhance soils, protect watersheds, reduce waste, and create green jobs and a new made-in-America industrial sector.<\/p>\r\n

For press release, click\u00a0Aqu\u00ed.<\/a><\/p>\r\n

With compostable material making up almost one-half of municipal solid waste, there is an enormous opportunity to achieve higher recycling levels with comprehensive composting.\u00a0 Increasing composting and compost use are also drivers of local economic growth and vital for cleaning up the Chesapeake Bay and other watersheds. \u00a0When added to soil, compost has the unique ability to filter pollutants and absorb water, reducing flash runoff that causes erosion and pollution downstream. It’s a win-win for local economies and the environment.<\/p>\r\n

Pay Dirt: Composting in Maryland to Reduce Waste, Create Jobs, & Protect the Bay<\/i><\/b><\/p>\r\n

This 47-page report summarizes the current composting infrastructure in the state of Maryland, compares the number of jobs sustained through composting versus disposal facilities, outlines the benefits of expanding composting and compost use, underscores the importance of a diverse composting infrastructure, and suggests policies to overcome obstacles to expansion. One key finding is that 1,400 new full-time jobs could potentially be supported by converting the 1 million tons of yard trim and food scraps now disposed in Maryland into compost and using that compost locally in green infrastructure and low-impact development.<\/p>\r\n

For full report, click\u00a0Aqu\u00ed.<\/a>
\r\nFor Executive Summary, click\u00a0Aqu\u00ed.<\/a>
\r\nFor Key Findings, click\u00a0aqu\u00ed<\/a>.
\r\nFor List of Benefits of Composting & Compost Use, click\u00a0Aqu\u00ed.<\/a>
\r\nFor Job Potential Summary Tables, click\u00a0Aqu\u00ed.<\/a><\/p>\r\n

Creaci\u00f3n de suelos saludables con compost para proteger las cuencas hidrogr\u00e1ficas<\/i><\/b><\/p>\r\n

<\/i><\/b>This 12-page report highlights the importance of organic matter to healthy soils, and links healthy soils in turn to a healthier watershed.\u00a0 It makes the case that amending soil with compost is the best way to increase the level of organic matter.\u00a0 This report identifies watershed problems, the benefits of compost-amended soils, model initiatives and policies, frequently asked questions, and resources for more information.<\/p>\r\n

For full report, click\u00a0Aqu\u00ed.<\/a><\/p>\r\n

Pay Dirt<\/i><\/b>\u00a0y\u00a0Creaci\u00f3n de suelos saludables con compost para proteger las cuencas hidrogr\u00e1ficas\u00a0<\/i><\/b>were produced by ILSR\u2019s Composting Makes $en$e Project under funding support from the Town Creek Foundation and from the University of the District of Columbia\u2019s Water Resources Research Institute.<\/p>\r\n

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