The Community Composting Podcast

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 finished compost! CMA has a focus on the feedstock that brings food waste to composters, and verifies 'compostables' through field testing in a variety of scenarios. What does it look like when compostable servicewear really breaks down in piles, and what does it look like when products fail? What does it mean to truly call a final product 'compost'? Are compostable products valuable to composters, or are we just doing a service to their manufacturers? All these topics and more are examined! In the end, Alex and CMA want to make sure the right information to makes it to composters to empower their decisions behind choosing the feedstock they accept. Compostable servicewear continues to be a hot topic of conversation amongst composters, so if you are interested in hearing the nitty-gritty of it all, this episode is for you! Please take the time to rate and subscribe so that we can keep busting out content!⁠⁠⁠ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/charlie-pioli/support

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 was stationed in San Diego serving in the Navy.

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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-investing-in-zero-waste-infrastructure/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/charlie-pioli/support

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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 Manual - NYC: https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/dsny/docs/nyc-master-composter-manual-mcm.pdf --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/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 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/charlie-pioli/support

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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://anchor.fm/charlie-pioli/support

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Show Notes; O2 Compost Website: https://www.o2compost.com/ Field Culture Compost: https://www.fieldculturecompost.com/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/charlie-pioli/support

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 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/charlie-pioli/support

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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 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/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. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/charlie-pioli/support

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 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/charlie-pioli/support

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: https://Kab.org --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/charlie-pioli/support

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! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/charlie-pioli/support

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 website: https://www.compostablela.com LA Compost: https://www.lacompost.org/ For our Orlando listeners, use promo code WESTORANGE for your first month of service free. Give our pest and odor-free service a try. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/charlie-pioli/support

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 found. He was introduced to the wonderful world of NYC Community Composting. The Red Hook Compost Site, part of the NYC Compost Project, is located at the Columbia Street Farm and hosted by the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. With 1,900+ volunteers each year, the compost operation processes over 225 tons/year of organic material. Rather than being transported to distant landfills by gas-emitting garbage trucks, this material becomes a rich amendment to farm soil. The year-round program has the only compost windrows in New York City created and maintained entirely by solar, wind, and human power. This means no gas-guzzling machines! The organic material used for the compost operation is derived from the farm itself (weeds, spoiled produce, spent crop material), and from several contributions made by community members and a rich spectrum of partners. Two great videos about the Red Hook Compost Site: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6sLBA-Z-rs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOwI9Ff-P8g --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/charlie-pioli/support

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 TerraForm Global, Ben helped launch and operate Azure Power, a leading solar company in India, and he managed clean power plants for TerraForm Power, SunEdison, and Silver Ridge Power. Ben has an MBA from Georgetown University. Biocycle article about Compost Crew: https://www.biocycle.net/food-scrap-collection-company-diversifies/?utm_source=BioCycle+CONNECT&utm_campaign=d7cbcd8dcb-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_03_20_08_35_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_8396f01c15-d7cbcd8dcb-513848395 Orlando people! Are you interested in reducing your trash in half without odors or pests!? Subscribe today for O-Town Compost's convenient residential program and use promo code "WESTORANGE" for your first month free. https://o-towncompost.com/subscribe --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/charlie-pioli/support

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 Compost Queen works hard to save the planet one bucket at a time. Compost Queens: https://www.compostqueenstx.com/ FB and IG: @compostqueens Subscribe for O-Town Compost's convenient residential service and use promo code WESTORANGE for your first month free! https://o-towncompost.com/subscribe FB Page: @otowncompost Instagram: @otowncompost Twitter: @otowncompost --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/charlie-pioli/support

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 solar trommel screen to sift compost fines. This is one of the many pieces of equipment that every composter eventually needs to have a valuable end product. Compost For Life, Miami's Community Composter: https://compostforlifemiami.com/ Instagram: @compostforlife ----------------------------------------------- Subscribe for O-Town Compost's convenient residential service and use promo code WESTORANGE for your first month free! https://o-towncompost.com/subscribe FB Page: @otowncompost Instagram: @otowncompost Twitter: @otowncompost --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/charlie-pioli/support

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. Education goes hand in hand with the community composting movement, as we try to educate the public about the benefits of compost.  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/charlie-pioli/support