Tag: community composting
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You’re contributing to superior composting
Ok. I’ll say it. We’re the better option. I don’t think I was brought up to toot my own horn, or maybe it’s an innate personality thing. But there are certainly times and places for that kind of thing. This is one of them. I’ve talked before about some of the differences between backyard composting…
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Who pays for composting?
We will be campaigning for a rebate/exemption/subsidy and asking for a level playing field so that people don’t have to pay for a Capital Scraps subscription on top of paying for the roll-out of the FOGO scheme.
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Why are Autumn leaves so valuable to our mission?
Autumn leaves are materially different to growing, green leaves. While the leaf is still growing and photosynthesizing it contains all the structures and elements it needs to keep it healthy and active (in a metabolism sense). But during Autumn, various environmental cues trigger a genetically controlled program in the leaves called leaf senescence. This process…
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Composting and climate
Composting with careful management on the community scale is the best option to directly eliminate methane emissions from household kitchen scraps.