Archive for the 'compost' Tag
EcoScraps Turning Trash Into Cash
The Globe and Mail: Dan Blake, the co-founder and chief executive officer of EcoScraps is turning food waste into a profitable compost business. Mr. Blake said his idea sprang from having brunch at an all-you-can-eat restaurant in Utah, when he realized how much food waste he and his fellow customers produced. The Environmental Protection Agency [...]
Ecoscraps Makes Compost from Food Waste
Did you know that each year Americans throw away more than 30 million tons of food waste and that this waste accounts for nearly a quarter of all landfill waste? Today I learned about a company that is trying to profit from this trend. EcoScraps makes organic compost from food waste that they collect for [...]
