FCM: Re-Thinking Waste in Metro Vancouver Tour
June 7, 2013
The Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) brings cities and communities from every corner of Canada together. In early June 2013, about 1500-1800 mayors and councillors from across the country descended upon the Metro Vancouver region for the annual FCM conference to listen to issues, unite and share best practices, and influence outcomes. Harvest Power was Read more...
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...
Zero Waste in North America
December 12, 2012
Zero waste. The idea of reducing waste generation and increasing recycling is the goal of most progressive communities today. Many cities have established zero waste timelines and targets, so we checked out the landscape and came up with a list of North American cities with the most promising zero waste programs (in no particular order). 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...
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...
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...
Top posts from 2011: composting, organic waste management, anaerobic digestion, community initiatives
December 28, 2011
As 2011 comes to a close, we’ve taken a look back at the 100+ blog posts from the past year…..and identified a few that are worth discovering, or re-visiting. Key themes forming the foundation of this blog have been organic waste management, anaerobic digestion, food waste, composting, landfill diversion, soil amendment and the initiatives of Read more...
Austin: one city’s plan to approach zero waste
December 16, 2011
Austin, Texas is in the process of implementing a comprehensive overhaul of its waste plan to reduce the vast majority of waste that is currently being diverted to landfills. The plan includes a large recycling and composting initiative as well as waste reduction incentives for families and businesses. Under Austin Resource Recovery’s master plan, the Read more...
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