The Soil Food Web
May 3rd 2023
Soil is a complex community of living organisms. Plants, animals, bacteria, and fungi work together to create healthy soil that supports plants, and plants in turn support the environment by providing oxygen and food.
Just as humans have a gut biome responsible for digesting food, the soil has a biome which breaks down organic matter and releases nutrients.What is the Soil Food Web?
A thriving soil food web contains a rich diversity of
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The Compost Movement is Growing!
Apr 12th 2023
Composting is continuing to gain momentum! Thanks to more education and awareness about its benefits, as well as increased availability of organics collection programs, composting is becoming a more attractive option for environmentally conscious communities. Many cities across the United States are implementing municipal compost collection programs, while community-based composting organizations are also seeing growth.
Composting di
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How to Use Compost
Mar 29th 2023
Composting creates a sustainable, closed-loop system. It keeps organic material out of landfills and uses them to produce nutrient-dense compost. The resulting compost can be used to enhance existing soil and restore soil damaged by climate change.
Whether you're
composting at home or use a collection service, let’s find out what to do with that compost you've created!Why Use Compost?
Adding compost to your garden helps improve the s
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Sustainable Packaging Design: End of Life
Feb 22nd 2023
What is Packaging End of Life?
The packaging life cycle spans several stages - starting when the raw materials are extracted, to the moment it becomes waste that needs to be collected and processed. The final stage of the life cycle occurs after the packaging's primary use, the end of life destination.
This part of the supply chain refers to how waste is disposed of. Can your packaging be reused? Perhaps you intend for it to be composted,
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Sustainable Packaging Design: Marketing
Feb 15th 2023
“Nature and the modern retailer have similar goals. They must advertise their wares, attract consumers, and protect the wares during transit. Moreover, the product has to deliver as advertised to its consumer if it is to keep its base of customers.”
- Don Norman,
Turn Signals Are the Facial Expressions of Automobiles.
What does marketing have to do with sustainable packaging design?
Your product's packaging serves several purposes
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