The United Nations’ Step Toward Creating a Global Culture of Sustainable Food Consumption
February 25, 2013
The UN recently announced Think.Eat.Save. Reduce Your Foodprint, a new global campaign aimed at reducing the staggering 1.3 billion tons of food wasted annually around the world. Together with a number of national agencies, the UN Environment Program targets waste generated along the entire chain of food production and consumption. Food loss, the food that Read more...
Interested in using a small scale digester?
March 29, 2012
We often get asked about small scale digesters. We heard about a workshop in April which will provide hands-on experience with a 600-gallon digester. Maitreya Ecovillage, in Eugene, Oregon, is hosting a two day biogas workshop April 14-15. Participants will utilize the community’s digester that converts the organic waste from their members into cooking fuel, fertilizer Read more...
Harvest at the CT Materials Management Summit
March 22, 2012
Nearly 200 materials management thought leaders will gather in New Britain, Connecticut today for a summit entitled “Unlocking the Value: Transforming the Connecticut Materials Economy.” The event will focus on Connecticut’s waste stream in an effort to understand what materials are collected and what business opportunities exist to create products out of recycled items. Harvest Read more...
Want to Understand Your Business’ Trash And Its Impacts?
March 22, 2012
Want to improve your businesses trash and recycling program but not sure where to begin? CalRecycle recently released the Commercial Climate Calculator designed to help businesses understand their trash and its impacts – including cost, volume, and environmental impact. The coolest part – and what separates it from other tools – is that you don’t need a Read more...
Taking “Sorting” To the Next Level
March 15, 2012
Portlandia fans may have noticed a nod to recycling with their clip, “Sanitation Twins.” Like most episodes, they take a regular situation – recycling sorting – to the highest level. Ahh, Portlandia, where coffee shops have four recycling bins for their cups, including rose bins for straws with lipstick. Satire aside, anyone who has implemented Read more...
As Seen on TV
March 8, 2012
Grab some popcorn and check out our newest release on YouTube: a feature on Harvest Power by Terry Bradshaw’s Business Day TV! You may recall back in May 2011 when we told you the City of Vancouver is making valiant strides to be the Greenest City by 2020. The other municipalities are also on board Read more...
Flatbread Pizza: Renewal Through Compost
February 16, 2012
According to its website, Flatbread Pizza’s mission is “providing both guests and employees a place to ‘renew their spirit.’” But spirits aren’t the only thing this delicious pizza company wants to influence: Flatbread also does its part to renew the environment. The company is a pioneer in the local, organic restaurant scene: Flatbread understands the Read more...
Start Composting in Your Backyard or Balcony Today!
January 26, 2012
After our profile in the Boston Globe, we got a few questions from the community curious about how people can get started composting right away. We put together a few tips and tricks on the best practices for composting in your backyard or on your balcony, as well as a handful of helpful links. Add Read more...
A Greener NY? Anaerobic Digestion Can Help!
January 24, 2012
On January 12, 2012, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg delivered his annual “State of the City” address. It was the mayor’s 11th such speech and, as we were pleased to see, one of his most environmentally-focused. In fact, Bloomberg spent a hefty portion of it introducing the City’s new PlaNYC environmental agenda. “If we’re Read more...
Harvest Power presents at USCC Annual Conference: January 17-20 Austin, TX
January 17, 2012
Everyone is excited about this year’s 20th Annual US Composting Council Conference and Tradeshow at the Renaissance Hotel in Austin, TX. The conference will feature workshops, training courses, tours, and a trade-show dedicated to composting, wood waste and organics recycling. Several Harvest representatives are amongst the key industry presenters. The USCC Conference, for those that don’t know Read more...
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