by Ben Parry, CEO The Greater Washington D.C. region produces approximately 700,000 tons of food waste annually – more than the weight of every Boeing 747 ever built. Only a fraction of that gets composted or recycled in any way. The region has few composting facilities that accept food scraps, which over time could limit our ability to divert food…
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 Ben Parry, CEO In a recent article in The Spinoff, Kate Walmsley, a community composter in New Zealand, wrote an article headlined “Why industrial anaerobic digestion is not the answer to food waste.” In the article, she provides a number of arguments to support her case that composting is a vastly superior solution for disposing of food scraps.…
by Dan Israel, Head of Marketing The City of Falls Church has surpassed 650 homes who are participating in its residential curbside food scrap collection program. This means more than 20% of single family homes in the City are participating. Originally started in 2017 with roughly 300 households, the program has grown steadily to become the largest curbside collection program…
by Dan Israel, Head of Marketing Did you ever want to do more to help the environment, but weren’t sure where to start? If you’re reading this blog, hopefully you’re already composting with us, which is a great first step. Maybe you donate money to environmental causes ‒ also important. What if you could take some easy steps to do…
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 Kathleen Turk, Organics Solutions Associate In some places in the United States, including San Francisco, Seattle and ‒ as of this month ‒ the state of Vermont, composting food waste is mandatory. Closer to home, in the DMV people make a choice to start composting their food scraps. If you’re not required to do it, why do people choose…
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…
by Kristie Blumer, Organic Solutions Senior Manager Some of the most frequent questions we get here at Compost Crew are about whether specific items can be composted. And we’re here to help. We provide our customers with a comprehensive list of what can go in the bin, as well as those things that should be left out. In short, any…
by Thomas Fazio, Organic Solutions Associate For the past few months, most of us have found ourselves spending more time at home than ever before. Instead of going to the office, travelling or heading out on the town to eat and see a game or a show — we’re all staying in. And that means everyone is eating more meals…