Edited by: Sarah Cedro, Residential Composting Analyst Compost Crew’s community programs offer discounted rates when groups of residents within a designated area sign up for our service. In today’s spotlight we sat down with Shoshana Sommer, an Eckington resident. Since Shoshana became a community champion in March, she’s helped to get many of her neighbors composting, which has meant lower…
By: Thomas Fazio, Organics Solutions Manager If you’re composting with Compost Crew, you know your food scraps are being collected and transformed into nutrient-rich soil amendment. But where does that process take place? In years past, Compost Crew brought 100% of our residential customers’ food scraps to commercial facilities in the DMV. Many of our routes continue to go to…
By: Sara Mack, Marketing Manager As we wrap up our Fall Compost Back program, we know that heading into September many of our subscribers may be spending less time preparing your vegetable garden than you do during our Spring rotation. Even without a garden, though, there are still plenty of ways to get the most out of your finished compost…
By: Sara Mack, Marketing Manager We’ve all heard the analogy about how even a small pebble can make big ripples when tossed into water. Even the smallest action has the power to ignite a big change, and this is especially true when it comes to sustainability. The ripple that comes from even just one step toward sustainability can become a…
By Sara Mack, Marketing Manager Watermelon season is in full swing! If you’ve already eaten your first fresh melon of the season, you know that the rinds have the pesky tendency to take up quite a bit of your compost bucket. Obviously keeping any food scraps out of the landfill is a success in our book, but it can be…
By Sara Mack, Marketing Manager Even though composting has been around for a long time, we’ve still got a long way to go on our quest to make it mainstream. By our estimates, less than 5 percent of homes and businesses in the DMV separate out their food scraps. If you’re new to composting, or even considering getting into it,…
By: Sara Mack, Marketing Manager As we approach the solstice, our team at Compost Crew is so excited for summer to officially begin. This being said, composting in the warmer months can be associated with some unique challenges. Even though composting doesn’t lead to more pests or smells than “traditional” waste management strategies, it’s not necessarily butterflies and rainbows all…
Did you know May 29th is National Learn About Compost Day? At Compost Crew, we’re celebrating by gearing up for a webinar for school-age children that will focus on the benefits of composting, and how the process works. The webinar will be held on June 7th — add it to your calendar now, and be sure to stay tuned for…
By: Sara Mack, Marketing Manager We’re big fans of composting. At Compost Crew, our mission is to reduce the amount of organic waste that is being sent to landfills. This being said, we recognize that not all food recycling initiatives are created equal. In the first post in our Sustainability Wars series, we outlined the pros and cons of disposing…
By: Sara Mack, Marketing Manager As you probably know, the Brood X cicadas are on the way — maybe they’re already popping up in your neighborhood and backyard! With the entire Mid-Atlantic region holding its breath in anticipation of the 17 year cicadas that are expected to swarm any day now, we’ve been thinking about what will become of all…