Composting

Portland to promote composting door-to-door

9 Feb 2012

The Bureau of Planning and Sustainability has set aside $18,500 to hire nonprofit groups to spread the word about composting. That money comes from landfill fees paid by garbage users.

Portland will pay people to explain composting program

8 Feb 2012

PORTLAND, Ore. – If you are have problems or questions about Portland’s new composting system, someone may soon be knocking on your door to help you out. At the end of February, the city’s Bureau of Planning and Sustainability will start training and then paying volunteers to go door to door, promoting the program, and educating residents. The city will pay $2 if someone answers the door and ...

Neighbors describe living with composting site

8 Feb 2012

As Greenco Environmental works to move its composting site from Lamar County to DeKalb County, CBS Atlanta decided to pay a visit to its current site to see what neighbors think of it.