Tag: Composting

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Why Composting Is Accessible, but Not Widely Practiced

As spring gardening season begins in Athens-Clarke County, some residents are rethinking what happens ...

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How UGA Community Garden is Adapting to Climate Change

On an early fall evening in Athens, rows of fig trees and native crops ...

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A compost bin along the Athens-Clarke County Solid Waste Department route sits behind the Georgia Center near standard solid waste receptacles in Athens, Georgia, on October 30, 2023. (Photo/ Victoria Adkins)

Athens Food Scrap Collection Helps Businesses Reduce Food Waste

Athens is home to a commercial composting facility that services many local businesses and ...

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From Beans, to Brew, to Buyer: How 1000 Faces Makes a Sustainable Cup of Coffee

This week’s pour-over roast at 1000 Faces Coffee features a Red Caturra variety courtesy ...

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An Athens-Clarke County worker moves part of a compost pile at the compost facility in Athens, Georgia, on Feb. 1, 2023. This is the waste from the commercial compost program as well as scraps brought by residents of the county. (Photo/Amanda Budd)

From kitchen to compost: new grant to expand commercial compost program in Athens

A new grant awarded to the Athens-Clarke County Recycling Division will expand the county’s ...

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Recycling, trash and compost roll-away bins before dinner service at Maepole, a local restaurant in Athens, Georgia, on March 5, 2021. While customers picked up to-go orders from inside the restaurant, members of the staff sat in a meeting at outside tables on the cool Friday afternoon. (Photo/ Antonia Bottinelli aabottinelli@gmail.com)

Spread of Sustainable Restaurants in Athens: How Composting Is Making Local Restaurants Greener

The last Maepole customer stands from their table and makes their way to a ...

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A mountain of fresh trash sits at the Athens-Clarke County Landfill on Friday, Sept. 13, 2019, in Athens, Georgia. The landfill takes in about 300 tons of trash every day. (Photo/Jordan Meaker)

How Local Trash Disposal Affects Climate Change

Approximately 300 tons of material is disposed of in the Athens-Clarke County Landfill daily. ...

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The front entrance sign of the ACC Solid Waste Department. (Photo/Talley Davidson)

Athens Takes ‘Reduce, Reuse, Recycle’ To New Level

If you assume your trash today gets collected and sent off to one of ...

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Compost 101: How Composting Could Save Money and the Environment

  Grady Newsource Reporter Tyler Linn takes a look into what composting is and ...

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