http://www.thenewgreenblog.com/2009/11/12/portland-composts/ Hints for living a simpler, more sustainable life from my urban homestead Wed, 03 Feb 2010 02:17:50 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://www.thenewgreenblog.com/2009/11/12/portland-composts/comment-page-1/#comment-817 larissa Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:11:46 +0000 http://www.thenewgreenblog.com/?p=852#comment-817 Novella Carpenter used the "wastestream" from restaurants to feed her pigs. Compared to that, composting seems pretty simple. Novella Carpenter used the “wastestream” from restaurants to feed her pigs. Compared to that, composting seems pretty simple.

]]> http://www.thenewgreenblog.com/2009/11/12/portland-composts/comment-page-1/#comment-813 Granola Girl Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:09:04 +0000 http://www.thenewgreenblog.com/?p=852#comment-813 Having lived in Portland for so long, it is very odd for me to go other places. It is as though I forget the rest of the nation doesn't live like this. Every business I know has a separate bin for recycling cans, paper, even aluminum foil right next to the trash can. Most use Greenware (plastic which is made from corn products and degrades at 100 degrees) which isn't recyclable but decomposes incredibly fast. When we visit my husband's family in Georgia they are still using Styrofoam. Our five year old had never seen it. We explained, he asked why we didn't use it, we explained, and then he came out with "What do you mean you don't recycle?! I want a planet to live on too when I'm big!" to his grandparents. I'm sure Brooklyn will be there soon. Our compost program in most schools around here was all started by parents. Most of it is from the bottom up here and the city goes along with it once they see it works. Having lived in Portland for so long, it is very odd for me to go other places. It is as though I forget the rest of the nation doesn’t live like this. Every business I know has a separate bin for recycling cans, paper, even aluminum foil right next to the trash can. Most use Greenware (plastic which is made from corn products and degrades at 100 degrees) which isn’t recyclable but decomposes incredibly fast. When we visit my husband’s family in Georgia they are still using Styrofoam. Our five year old had never seen it. We explained, he asked why we didn’t use it, we explained, and then he came out with “What do you mean you don’t recycle?! I want a planet to live on too when I’m big!” to his grandparents. I’m sure Brooklyn will be there soon. Our compost program in most schools around here was all started by parents. Most of it is from the bottom up here and the city goes along with it once they see it works.

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