State of the Planet

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Tag: composting

  • Opinion: Composting Should Be Mandatory in New York City

    Opinion: Composting Should Be Mandatory in New York City

    Composting is good for the planet, and it can be profitable. New Yorkers should be required to separate compostable materials along with recycling.

  • Killing ‘Evil’ Trash During This Year’s Durga Puja Celebrations

    Killing ‘Evil’ Trash During This Year’s Durga Puja Celebrations

    October is a time for Indian festivities starting with Durga Puja. This year our Durga celebration also included a green mission.

  • Fighting Food Waste by Finding Ways to Use the Useless

    Fighting Food Waste by Finding Ways to Use the Useless

    Even though some food is never eaten, the carbon emissions to grow it still end up in the atmosphere. Reducing waste is crucial to fighting climate change.

  • What To Do with NYC’s 33 Million Pounds of Daily Waste

    What To Do with NYC’s 33 Million Pounds of Daily Waste

    Typically in New York City, each person generates four pounds of waste every day. This means over eight million people generating about 33 million pounds of waste, every day. Think of the impact that composting and recycling could have on reducing even just half of this waste. Educating people on these issues is the mission…

  • Map: Where Are the Trashiest New Yorkers?

    Map: Where Are the Trashiest New Yorkers?

    No, not that kind of trashy – we’re talking here about what New York City neighborhoods produce the most municipal solid waste per person.

  • Composter Puts College Food Waste in Its Place

    Composter Puts College Food Waste in Its Place

    Columbia has welcomed a composting machine to campus, a first at a New York City university. Accepting food scraps, such as banana peels, coffee grounds and egg shells, the composter will provide a way to recycle the urban campus’s food waste while also serving as an educational tool.

  • Opinion: Composting Should Be Mandatory in New York City

    Opinion: Composting Should Be Mandatory in New York City

    Composting is good for the planet, and it can be profitable. New Yorkers should be required to separate compostable materials along with recycling.

  • Killing ‘Evil’ Trash During This Year’s Durga Puja Celebrations

    Killing ‘Evil’ Trash During This Year’s Durga Puja Celebrations

    October is a time for Indian festivities starting with Durga Puja. This year our Durga celebration also included a green mission.

  • Fighting Food Waste by Finding Ways to Use the Useless

    Fighting Food Waste by Finding Ways to Use the Useless

    Even though some food is never eaten, the carbon emissions to grow it still end up in the atmosphere. Reducing waste is crucial to fighting climate change.

  • What To Do with NYC’s 33 Million Pounds of Daily Waste

    What To Do with NYC’s 33 Million Pounds of Daily Waste

    Typically in New York City, each person generates four pounds of waste every day. This means over eight million people generating about 33 million pounds of waste, every day. Think of the impact that composting and recycling could have on reducing even just half of this waste. Educating people on these issues is the mission…

  • Map: Where Are the Trashiest New Yorkers?

    Map: Where Are the Trashiest New Yorkers?

    No, not that kind of trashy – we’re talking here about what New York City neighborhoods produce the most municipal solid waste per person.

  • Composter Puts College Food Waste in Its Place

    Composter Puts College Food Waste in Its Place

    Columbia has welcomed a composting machine to campus, a first at a New York City university. Accepting food scraps, such as banana peels, coffee grounds and egg shells, the composter will provide a way to recycle the urban campus’s food waste while also serving as an educational tool.