Tagged: recycling

Chances are, a truck drives by your neighborhood to pick up recyclables. Convenient, right?

But, what about glass? It's either throw it away, or pack those old bottles in your car and drive to the nearest glass recycling bin.

Well, now there might be a third option.

Recycling efforts at KU hospital have cut down the amount of waste it sends to local landfills by more than a half million pounds.  The two-year decline has caught the attention of the Environmental Protection Agency, which recently awarded the hospital a national achievement award for waste reduction.

Jim Callier, the EPA’s pollution prevention and solid waste program manager for this region, says such efforts are critical for saving valuable resources and curbing harmful emissions.

Dan Heryer and Brooke Salvaggio from BADSEED Farms visit the studio to talk about ways to compost at home and their new residential composting program starting next month. 

Brooke says that 75% of our household waste is compostable.  Residential composting can be done using any natural materials.