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How to Save Energy & Reduce Waste as a Renter

By Ozette Ostrow|2021-06-25T17:25:01-04:00June 25th, 2021|Composting, Energy Savings, Green for Homes, Sustainability|

We all want to do our part to reduce our carbon footprint in some way, but when you don’t own your own home, what can you do to help out? We’ve put together 3 quick things that renters can do to live more sustainably and make a difference! Get a Home Energy Assessment One of

The Dirt on Composting

By Ozette Ostrow|2021-06-01T12:57:32-04:00June 1st, 2021|Composting, Food Waste, Green for Homes, Webinar|

Wasted food makes up over 20% of the municipal solid waste stream in the United States. The majority of this wasted food ends up in landfills, with only about 4% of this food waste going to compost. This is an issue because as food decomposes in landfills it goes through an anaerobic process, during

America’s Lawn Addiction

By Jared Shein|2021-04-26T16:49:51-04:00April 26th, 2021|Climate Change, Composting, Energy Savings, Green for Homes, Sustainability, Uncategorized|

Ahh spring! After a long, cold winter it’s finally getting nice enough to venture out of our houses without the coat, gloves, hat, scarf ensembles that many of us know all too well. Spring is a time for walks, picnics, and outdoor sports, and for many Americans, it's also time to break out the grass

Waste Not, Want Not: Wasted Food Webinar

By Ozette Ostrow|2020-11-23T16:54:40-05:00November 23rd, 2020|Composting, Food Waste, Green for Homes, Webinar|

The Issue at Hand Roughly 30-40% of the food in the U.S. is wasted, and the majority of this wasted food occurs at the consumer level. Wasted food costs an average family of 4 over $1500 a year, and overall, it costs farmers, businesses, and consumers about $218 billion. Wasting food also wastes resources and contributes

Spoiler Alert: Confusion Over Date Labeling Creates Avoidable Food Waste

By Ozette Ostrow|2020-12-18T13:05:35-05:00October 16th, 2020|Composting, Food Donation, Food Waste, Green for Homes, Waste Diversion|

Food Waste: Ripe with Problems Have you ever brought home fresh produce, placed it in your fridge, only to forget about it until a week later, and then, like an archaeologist discovering an ancient artifact, you dig it out and notice something fuzzy growing on it? We’ve all been there. It’s unnerving to have to