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Fast Food Restaurants That Compost: Greenwashing or Eco-Friendly Business?


During a recent (and rare) trip to Burger King, I was shocked when it was time to throw away my wrappers, napkins and little ketchup cup. There were two bins: one for compost, and one for trash. Of course, when I peeked inside, I saw napkins mistakenly tossed in the garbage, and wrappers in the compost bin. … More »

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Fast Food Restaurants That Compost: Greenwashing or Eco-Friendly Business?

I’ve been saving and freezing my scraps for a week now, and I’ve already noticed that my kitchen trash can is much lighter – and less fragrant. I can’t lie: I’ve forgotten my lofty plan for eco-living a few times. (Must. Not. Scrape. Plates. Into. Trash. Can.) But soon I’ll be heading to the community composting pile, where I’ll get to commune with urban hippie-types and take home some of their nutrient-packed soil. Now, if only I had somewhere to use it.


– Blisstree Associate Editor Caroline Sloan on the challenges of eco-consciously trying to reduce, reuse, and recycle within the confines of a tiny city apartment, from her post: Composting Without a Yard? Eco-Friendly Living for Lazy Urbanites (Part 1)
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I’ve been saving and freezing my scraps for a week … More »

Post from: BlissTree

I’ve been saving and freezing my scraps for a week now, and I’ve already noticed that my kitchen trash can is much lighter – and less fragrant. I can’t lie: I’ve forgotten my lofty plan for eco-living a few times. (Must. Not. Scrape. Plates. Into. Trash. Can.) But soon I’ll be heading to the community composting pile, where I’ll get to commune with urban hippie-types and take home some of their nutrient-packed soil. Now, if only I had somewhere to use it.

Composting Without a Yard? Eco-Friendly Living for Lazy Urbanites (Part 1)


I’ve always seen composting as the final frontier in environmentally sensitive living. Having enough outdoor space for a compost bin and a garden that could benefit from the nutrient-rich soil it yields would be great, but it’s an impossibility for someone like me who lives in a tiny urban apartment with no yard. Riding my bicycle, taking short showers, and hauling my groceries in reusable tote bags would have to do for now; composting would have to wait until I was living it up in a sprawling country estate.

So you can imagine what an ass I felt like when I discovered that several of my friends have been composting in their pint-size apartments for years. How had I missed the fact that I could compost easily and on the cheap, while lacking green space? … More »

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Composting Without a Yard? Eco-Friendly Living for Lazy Urbanites (Part 1)

WTF, America? Canada Can Deal with Loud, Compostable SunChips Bags


Nice going, America. We couldn’t deal with the noise the compostable SunChips bags make. But guess who can? Canada. And now they’ve got another chance to show us up. First universal healthcare, and now this? Watch Frito-Lay Canada’s Sustainability Leader give his country a well-deserved pat on the back:
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WTF, America? Canada Can Deal with Loud, Compostable SunChips Bags