Sheet Mulch to Smother Weeds and Build Soil
When I first moved into my house, sheet mulching quickly became my new best friend in the quest to turn my front garden bed – a sea of weeds – back into something resembling a garden. Sheet mulching is a…
Category: Compost
Become a Steward for Our Watershed
Are you feeling inspired to take action to protect our environment? You can make a difference to our Kirkland watershed by becoming a Soil and Water Steward with Tilth Alliance or a Green Kirkland Steward with Green Kirkland Partnership. Both…
Biodegradable vs Compostable…What’s the Difference?
Trying to make the right environmental choice can be confusing. Some products tout themselves as green – but what’s really beneficial and what’s just marketing? Terms like compostable and biodegradable can be hard to navigate, because they’re often misused and…
Schools can be teaching kids the 3 R’s
Juanita High School students have recently learned that with minimal effort, they have reduced their lunchroom waste by half! The school initiated their lunchroom sorting system in spring of 2015. With ongoing education, the students have learned that food, paper…
Adventures of a Summer Intern: What’s in the Compost Cart?
Having grown up in Olympia, WA and currently attending college in Bellingham, WA, I thought I knew all there is to know about solid waste. I mean, I recycle and Western even banned the distribution of plastic disposable water bottles…
Turn Garbage into Gold and Rot Into Riches!
Guest post by Maren Neldam, Environmental Program Coordinator at Seattle Tilth Compost happens. In a natural ecosystem, plants and animals regularly add organic matter to the soil through physiological and biological processes. These organic deposits feed a whole world of…
What Does Away Look Like? Where Kirkland’s Trash, Recycling and Compost Go
Every week we dutifully drag our three carts to the curb for pickup, and the materials we’ve carefully sorted are taken away…but where, exactly, do they go? As Kirkland’s new Solid Waste Education and Outreach Specialist, it was important to…
Random Acts of Kindness Through Waste
Have you noticed your Facebook friends capturing random acts of kindness? Well if you haven’t – you can be the first. I have friends that walk elderly people across the street, pay for the person behind them in the coffee…
Waste Reduction At Work: Compostable Partyware
The holiday season is here! It seems like office parties double around this time of the year. While they are a great way to get to know your colleagues and enjoy great food, they also generate a lot of garbage…
Kirkland Composts!
On October 11th, I went for a ride-along on the food recycling route with Waste Management. I got up REALLY early (3:45am), squeezed into the trucks tiny side seat (I am 6’1”) and witnessed how the route is done. Why?…