Organic waste comprises 50 percent of what our country sends to the landfill & incinerator. If we're serious about becoming a zero waste society, we need to talk about this elephant in the room. O-Town Compost Founder, Charlie Pioli, highlights the grassroots community composting movement that's popping up in cities and towns around the country offering society a viable solution to reduce solid waste. www.o-towncompost.com Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/charlie ...
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In Episode #47 of the Community Composting Podcast, O-Town's owner and founder Charlie speaks with Alex Thomas of CMA. If you didn't know, CMA stands for the Compost Manufacturing Alliance, and they are kind of a big deal. Alex works as a field scientist and special project coordinator with a focus on examining the fruits of our labor - the finishe…
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Episode #46 Dustin DuBois of Filthy Organics
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Episode #46 of The Community Composting Podcast features Dustin DuBois, founder of @Filthy.organics. Filthy Organics was a passion project started to help mend the circle of food waste and disposal. Dustin, "the man behind the filth," became inspired by the importance of sustainable living and recycling during his time spent in California when he w…
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Episode #45 Kirstie Pecci - Just Zero
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Home - Just Zero (just-zero.org)Please visit https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/InWwiVh8Iyb if you would like to make a donation! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/charlie-pioli/support
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Episode 44. Samantha Davies - Eco-Safe Zero Waste
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Episode 43. Cole Rosengren - Editor of Waste Dive
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Website: https://www.everoakfarm.com/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/charlie-pioli/support
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Froot Farms located in Christmas, Florida. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/charlie-pioli/support
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Website: https://www.keycompost.com/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/charlie-pioli/support
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Website: https://bluecarboncompost.com/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/charlie-pioli/support
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Episode 38. Ellen Silver - Village of Mamaroneck, NY
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Episode 37. Matt with Life Cycle Organics
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Episode #36. Charlie's Personal Monologue
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https://o-towncompost.com/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/charlie-pioli/support
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Website: https://compostnashville.org/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/charlie-pioli/support
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Episode 34. Christi Turner - Scraps Mile High
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Episode 33. Ryan Cooper - Rubicon Organics
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Website: https://o-towncompost.com/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/charlie-pioli/support
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Episode 31. Justen Garrity - Veteran Compost
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Episode 30. Joseph McMillin - CEO of Atlas Organics
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Episode 29. Lanette - Fertile Earth Worm Farm (Homestead, FL)
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Episode 28. Brent Arnold - StopSuite (The software for community composters)
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Episode #27. Neil Seldman - Institute of Local Self Reliance
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ILSR website: ilsr.org/recycle (more specifically the Waste Article) This article just came out in the National Recycling Coalition newsletter. Your audience may like Also, this summary article of recent investments. https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/FMfcgzGmtFCfxjqXXrRhkZMGhTfjkmQW And this upcoming webinar. https://ilsr.org/webinar-investin…
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New Earth Farm Composting Website: https://compoststl.com/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/charlie-pioli/support
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Episode 25. Tim Bennett - Bennett Compost (Philly, PA)
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Episode 24. Brenda Platt - Institute of Local Self Reliance
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First report on community scale composting - "Growing Local Fertility" (2014): https://ilsr.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/growing-local-fertility.pdf Community Composting - Scale Training Program: https://www.calrecycle.ca.gov/Organics/CompostMulch/Community/ Info on The Compost Act: https://ilsr.org/proposed-federal-compost-act/ Master Compost Ma…
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Website: https://www.javascompost.com/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/charlie-pioli/support
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Mother Compost's website: https://mothercompost.com/ Mother Compost - Small Choice, Big Impact - Philadelphia Main Line Composting Service --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/charlie-pioli/support
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Episode #21. Cowboy Compost - Fort Worth, TX
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Episode #20. Dirt Hugger Compost - Dallesport, WA
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Episode #19. Jack Tirakyan - The Compost SuperPAC
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The Next Three Elections - (‘22, ‘24, ‘26) Will Define the Next Three Decades of Climate Solutions https://www.compostsuperpac.com/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/charlie-pioli/support
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Episode #18. Kona Compost - Heather Guidice
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Kona Compost's Website: https://www.konacompost.com/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/charlie-pioli/support
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Episode #17. Field Culture Compost - Matthew Nesbitt
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Show Notes; O2 Compost Website: https://www.o2compost.com/ Field Culture Compost: https://www.fieldculturecompost.com/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/charlie-pioli/support
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Episode #16. Common Ground Compost - Meredith Danberg-Ficarelli
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2017 NYC waste characterization study: https://dsny.cityofnewyork.us/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/2017-Waste-Characterization-Study.pdf CheckSammy.com: https://checksammy.com/ Common Ground Compost website: https://www.qwant.com/?q=common+ground+compost&client=ext-chrome-sb&t=web --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/charl…
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Episode #15. Bootstrap Compost - Greater Boston's Food Scrap Go-Getters
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Bootstrap Website: https://bootstrapcompost.com/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/charlie-pioli/support
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Episode #14. Moonshot Compost - Houston, TX
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Moonshot Compost Website: https://www.moonshotcompost.com/ JFK's famous Moonshot speech: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TuW4oGKzVKc Austin, TX curbside compost program details: http://austintexas.gov/department/curbside-composting-collection --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/charlie-pioli/support…
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Episode #13. Juneau Composts - One Lady, One Mission
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Episode #12. Black Earth Compost - Taking Massachusetts' Food Waste By Storm
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Black Earth Compost: https://blackearthcompost.com/ MA 2014 Organics Ban: https://www.mass.gov/guides/commercial-food-material-disposal-ban --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/charlie-pioli/support
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Episode #11. Rust Belt Riders - Cleveland, OH
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Feed people, not landfills: https://www.rustbeltriders.com/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/charlie-pioli/support
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EcoSafe Website: https://ecosafe.green/ MultiRes Program: https://ecosafe.green/multires/ Email Gary if you are interested in anything he mentioned including the brochure of the MultiRes Program, or in one of EcoSafe's fabulous products. Note: O-Town Compost is not receiving any advertisement money from EcoSafe. --- Support this podcast: https://po…
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Episode #9. Suncoast Compost - Tampa, Florida
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Suncoast Compost: https://www.suncoastcompost.com/ Black Soldier Flies devouring a pizza video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWEM6ohctwU Black Crow Coffee Co. Zero Waste (St. Pete): https://www.blackcrowcoffeeco.com/zerowaste --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/charlie-pioli/support…
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Episode #8 - Composting More Than Ever with Your Local Municipality - Vanessa Balta
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1. Recollect App offered by City of Winter Park: Cityofwinterpark.org/thinktwice 2. Vanessa Balta's office - Cityofwinterpark.org/sustainability *3. Keep America Beautiful affiliates offer occasional grant funding in various municipalities around the country. Composters can talk to their local municipality about teaming on a proposal submittal: htt…
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#7. Naples Compost, Hannah Rinaldi (Naples, Florida)
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Visit Naples Compost website: https://naplescompost.com/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/naplescompost IG: https://www.instagram.com/naplescompost/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/naplescompost For our listeners in Orlando, FL, use promo code WESTORANGE for your first month of our convenient, odor and pest-free residential composting service for free! --…
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#6. CompostableLA, Los Angeles, CA, Monique Figueiredo
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Monique (she/her) founded Compostable in 2019 when she saw a need for additional community composting resources. Her vision for a community-led organization is woven through the fiber of Compostable's foundation. So far they've diverted 87,000 pounds from the landfill. Kiss The Ground Netflix Documentary: https://kisstheground.com/ CompostableLA we…
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#5. Red Hook Compost Site, Brooklyn, NY, - Xander Shaw
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Xander is a lifelong composter. After years of volunteering with a university group called Student Labor Action Movement and meeting professional labor organizers, Xander learned that organizing for social justice in local neighborhoods can be a career. After graduating and moving to the New York City, GrowNYC was the first great non-profit job he …
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#4. Compost Crew, How to Set Up a Municipal-Wide Curbside Composting Program
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Ben Parry, the CEO of Compost Crew, is a business executive and entrepreneur fighting to protect the health of our planet. Before acquiring Compost Crew in 2018, Ben served as the Vice President of Operations for TerraForm Global, where he led a team that operated a fleet of solar and wind assets across five continents. Prior to his role with Terra…
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#3. Compost Queens, San Antonio's Bokashi Composters
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Kate Jaceldo is the co-founder of Compost Queens, a company that transforms food waste into compost. A special-ed teacher, social worker and transition facilitator for a public school district, her passion for a sustainable food system and concerns about the climate crisis radically changed her course. Born and raised in South Texas, today the Comp…
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#2. Compost For Life, Miami's Community Composter
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Francisco Torres began his composting journey less than a year ago, but has already brought on a number of customers and is diverting 1 ton/week of food scraps. Miami-Dade County is a vast area to service, but Francisco feels it's important to give as many people access to curbside composting as possible. Also, Francisco and his cousin have built a…
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#1 - A Look Into Orlando's Community Composter
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Each year 350,000 tons of compostable waste goes to Orange County Landfill creating harmful methane emissions, filling up the landfill to capacity, all the while central Florida farmers search for fertility. O-Town Compost is new to the scene looking to divert organic waste from the landfill, and supply organic soil amendment to local farmers. Educ…
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