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26 Jun 2018

Upcoming Webinar: Detailing Successful Local Government Home Composting Programs

by Virginia Streeter | Date: 26 Jun 2018 | posted in: Composting | 0

Join us for a webinar on July 17th, 2018 at 2PM Eastern to dive into the details of our new report, Yes! In My Backyard: A Home Composting Guide for Local Government. The report advocates for home composting programs as one of the best opportunities to reduce food waste, especially as they can be implemented relatively quickly, and in areas lacking curbside organics collection or facilities to compost. Eleven programs were profiled, demonstrating that there is no one right way to implement a home composting program.… Read More

14 Jun 2018

Innovation in Small Town America (Episode 48)

by Nick Stumo-Langer | Date: 14 Jun 2018 | posted in: Building Local Power, Podcast | 0

Three of our researchers (Christopher Mitchell, John Farrell, & Brenda Platt) sit down together to discuss how small cities across America are innovating in the ways they are supporting their local economies. Mitchell discusses this innovation in Idaho; Farrell details the discussions in Decorah, Iowa; and Platt portrays many different home composting programs.… Read More

22 May 2018

Yes! In My Backyard: A Home Composting Guide for Local Government

by Brenda Platt | Date: 22 May 2018 | posted in: Composting | 0

The report, Yes! In My Backyard: A Home Composting Guide for Local Governments, profiles 11 home composting programs (10 in the United States, 1 in Canada) and is a guide for local governments starting their own programs. It makes the case that home composting should be a central component of every community’s residential food waste reduction strategy. The guide is not intended as a manual on how to compost at home.… Read More