Trends come and go and kids outgrow their clothes at the blink of an eye. This surplus of unwanted articles of clothing can make it difficult to know how to dispose of these items properly, especially when affordable clothing tends to be made of synthetic materials. What’s the difference between synthetic fibers and natural fibers? Natural fibers are derived from…
Butler’s Orchard is what family is all about. Owned and operated by the Butler family for three generations, with a passion for horticulture, the farm has expanded through the years. Butler’s Orchard is planted on over 300 acres of land in Germantown, MD. The orchard grows more than 25 varieties of fruits, vegetables, flowers and trees and offers many family…
By: Sara Mack, Marketing Manager Now that we’re well into April, Earth Day is right around the corner! Even though here at Compost Crew we celebrate Earth Day every day by working towards sustainability as our core mission, we won’t pass up an opportunity to talk about why the environment is worth protecting and how composting can be an effective…
by Mallory Huggins, Ward 4 resident Every Tuesday night, my housemate Casey and I hop in her car, Lil Peanut, and drive north from West Petworth to 8th and Jefferson NW. We gather at Brightwood Park United Methodist Church with our masked, gloved, and socially distant neighbors— some of the few people we regularly see in person—and pack groceries, cleaning…
by Ben Parry, CEO Compost Crew employs 21 people, 60% of whom are black. 80% of our drivers – the heart and soul of our food scrap collection operation – are black. In normal times I would not find it important to report these numbers. I mention it now because I want to raise a few topics, in light…
by Dan Israel, Head of Marketing Compost Crew has grown a lot as a company over the past year. We’re now on the road seven days a week, with seven trucks serving our nearly 5,000 customers in the DMV region from Baltimore to Woodbridge, Va. and from Reston, Va. to Bowie, Md. ‒ and everywhere in between. We have a…