By: Sara Mack, Marketing Manager For many, the decision to compost is an individual act designed to decrease one’s carbon footprint. Although individual actions are incredibly important when it comes to banding together to reduce the impacts of environmental degradation and climate change, Courthouse Plaza resident Marissa O’Neill sought an even bigger positive impact when she began her mission to…
by Sara Mack, Marketing Manager It’s no secret that food waste, and waste in general, increases quite a bit during the holiday season. In a commonly cited statistic originally gathered from the Use Less Stuff (ULS) Report over 20 years ago, Americans produce 25% more waste between Thanksgiving and New Years Day than they do at any other point during…
by Kathleen Turk, Organic Solutions Associate Compost Crew was started nearly 10 years ago in Montgomery County. We have grown over the years to serve the District of Columbia and Northern Virginia. Maryland is our home and we’re always looking for ways to help more homes in the Free State keep their food scraps out of the landfill. We’re excited…
by Sarah Cedro, Residential Composting Analyst Compost Crew is a small company, but our mission is big. Our goal is to eliminate food waste from landfills, so there’s no time to rest. We are continuously expanding, making it easier for people throughout the DMV to compost their organic waste. We’re excited to announce that Compost Crew has begun serving homes…
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 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…