by Dan Israel, Head of Marketing The health of the world’s soil is in decline. By some estimates, if people continue on our current pace, we will deplete all of the Earth’s topsoil in around 60 years. The United States is losing soil ten times faster than its natural replenishment rate. Without topsoil, we can’t grow food. It’s a critical…
by Jacquie Anderson, Customer Service Nearly 1,500 Compost Crew customers have now tried out our new customer portal since we introduced it in late July. We’re glad about the self-service capabilities we can now offer, and hope you will be, too! Need more liners for your kitchen caddy or want to skip service while you’ll be away? You can now…
by Jacquie Anderson, Customer Service and Office Manager We all have weeks when we wonder “What in the world did we eat this week that my compost bin is overflowing??” Have you ever found yourself in this predicament? Having additional food scraps periodically is par for the course. Sometimes we have family or friends over to share a meal. These…
by Thomas Fazio, Organic Solutions Manager Yuck! I recently opened my compost bin to find bugs crawling around the lid of my bin. It was not a pleasant experience. Unfortunately, this time of year maggots show up every now and then. The good news is they are usually a sign of clean compost and are by no means harmful to…