Ideas + People = Action and Results
November 2, 2010
“Good ideas are common, what is uncommon are people who’ll work hard enough to bring them about” – Ashleigh Brilliant (English Author) The goal of every idea is to be put into action. Harvest has rapidly progressed from an idea to a start-up to an operating business, all really in the space of 18 months. Read more...
Source Separated Organics (SSO) and Recycling
October 28, 2010
Moving out of the garden, through the kitchen, and onto the curb, let’s take a quick look at how compost relates to recycling. Food and yard waste make up about a quarter of America’s municipal solid waste, and according to the EPA, only 2.5% of food waste is recycled. In order to prevent the other Read more...
A Tax Even the Tea Party Could Love
October 27, 2010
Here’s a tax idea that Republicans and Democrats can both rally around. It’s the revenue-neutral carbon tax. Introduced in British Columbia in 2008, it’s actually put $194 million back into the pockets of B.C.-taxpayers while reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and stimulating new green jobs. How does a tax put money into taxpayers’ pockets? Here’s Read more...
Harvest Power named among Cleantech 100
October 20, 2010
Have you heard the good news? We’re pleased to report that Harvest Power has been named among the 2010 Global Cleantech 100, a prestigious list of leaders in global market research, events and advisory services for the cleantech industry. Produced annually by the Cleantech Group in collaboration with the Guardian News and Media and sponsored Read more...
Food waste composting tops the list of this N. Carolina county’s plans for waste reduction
October 14, 2010
In Orange County, North Carolina, residents and officials are working hard to reduce the amount of waste that goes into its landfills. And according the Chapel Hill News, the waste management plan is working. The area has managed to reduce its waste stream by 54 percent, according to the article Food waste next recycling goal? Read more...
Next target for composting, recycling? Schools of course
October 12, 2010
When you send your children off to school in the morning, you probably don’t think of the lack of recycling and composting programs available there. But a report titled Digging Deep Through School Trash provides interesting statistics on the waste generated in schools. The report was created by Hennepin County, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, Read more...
Starbucks aims for 100 percent recycling by 2015
October 7, 2010
Did you make your morning Starbucks run today? Are you heading in for a seasonal Pumpkin Spice Latte? That’s a personal favorite of mine. It just isn’t fall until I taste one. You might be interested to know Starbucks is contemplating a lot more than what goes into your cup of joe. The powers that Read more...
Compost and Erosion: Grow Good Soil
October 7, 2010
In addition to promoting plant growth, compost helps prevent erosion. That spells good news for our topsoils, which are currently on a slippery slope. In the U.S. it is estimated that for every unit of food we consume using the conventional agricultural methods employed in the U.S., six times that amount of topsoil is lost. Read more...
How much power is sitting in your trash can right now?
October 5, 2010
That’s the question writer Hugh Collins poses in the article “Study: US Food Waste is a Huge Energy Drain.” Published Oct. 2 for AOL News, it poses some eye-opening facts about the way American consumers toss out what could be a valuable resource. If we viewed rotting fruits and vegetables, egg shells or meat bones Read more...
Green Can collection starts October 2010 in Coquitlam, BC
September 30, 2010
Grab your Green Can. Recycling food scraps is as easy as 1-2-3-4 beginning October 1, 2010 in the City of Coquitlam, BC. Residents in single family homes will now be able to include all food scraps and food-soiled paper for pick up with yard trimmings. Toss in those pizza boxes and coffee grounds. Don’t forget the Read more...
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