You may or may not have heard of Anaerobic Digestion (AD). For those of you that have, kudos on your knowledge of green energy alternatives. For those of you who haven’t, it’s ok, that’s why you’re here. Anaerobic Digestion may sound like working out on a full stomach (never a good idea) but it’s actually a process where organic materials are placed in an enclosed vessel and are then broken down by micro-organisms. Biogas consisting mostly of methane and carbon dioxide is then released from…

Barrie, Ontario, March 11, 2013 — In addition to making the community a better place, the Barrie Food Bank is also committed to making the world a better place as well. By ensuring all materials passing through the facility are recycled, the Food Bank is doing its part to reduce the amount of waste which ends up in our landfill. “We haven’t had a dumpster in eighteen years”, states Peter Sundborg, Executive Director of the Barrie Food Bank. “We recycle or re-use everything we can…

Composting: it’s something you don’t hear about as much as recycling or reducing emissions, but it is equally as important. Composting is an incredible way to reduce waste in your home in fact, according to the Mid-America Regional council between 25 – 35% of trash can be composted. Can you imagine what it would be like if each home was producing 35% less trash each week? In America alone, that would reduce nearly 250 thousand tons of garbage a year! That’s why here at Busch…

I had an inquiry as to whether our “Hanging Waste Basket” could be used for organic collection. They already had our “Deskside Recycling Bin” but wanted to offer an easy way for their employees to compost without necessarily having to leave their workstations multiple times a day. The “Hanging Waste Basket” offers a .75 gallon capacity and is perfect for individual use. Big is not always better when it comes to collecting organics. There are many waste, recycling, and organic collection containers that can be used…

The population of the world is constantly growing and developing at a rapid pace.  Environmentalists warn that we are taking from Mother Nature far more than we are giving back to her.  A clear indication that we need to take action is in the landfill space dilemma.  Landfills are becoming more and more weighted down by our garbage.  The amount of garbage filling our landfills far exceeds the rate of decomposition.  The result for some communities are that the landfills have had to shut down…