#NapervilleIL - #TheConservationFoundation
#RainBarrels & #Composters

"One simple, efficient, low-cost method to reduce the amount of #StormwaterRunoff from your property is to use rain barrels. Estimates indicate that a quarter-inch of rain falling on an average home yields over 200 gallons of water. Rain barrels are simply large containers that help conserve stormwater from your roof that would otherwise be lost as runoff. Modern rain barrels are sealed, safe around children and insect resistant – they can even be painted or decorated to your liking. You can divert water from your downspout to fill your rain barrel and a hose spigot on the front makes the water easy to access and use.

The Conservation Foundation sells rain barrels, also known as #WaterBarrels, year-round through our partnership with Upcycle Products, Inc. Our 55-gallon rain barrels are made of recycled food-grade plastic, come in a variety of colors and can be purchased for $72.00 (plus tax) for pick-up at #McDonaldFarm in Naperville.

Composters

When we compost our #KitchenScraps and #YardWaste we reduce the amount of material going to the #landfills and instead return nutrients to the #soil. The many benefits of #composting include reducing the amount of material going to landfills and adding organic matter to our #garden beds. This improves soil structure and texture, increases the soil’s ability to hold both water and air, improves soil fertility, and stimulates healthy root development in plants. And it saves you money so you don’t have to buy chemical fertilizers!

Upcycle compost bins (stationary and tumbling) are the same size as the 55 gallon rain barrel, approximately 2 ft by 3.5 ft (the base of the tumbling composter requires a 3 x 4 ft area). The bins are re-purposed BPA-free food grade plastic barrels."

FMI and to order:
https://theconservationfoundation.org/conservation-home/rain-barrels/

#SolarPunkSunday #Illinois #Composters #RainwaterCollection #WaterIsLife #SoilIsLife

City Reminds Residents: Proper Yard Waste Disposal Essential for Composting Program

https://www.mykxlg.com/news/local/city-reminds-residents-proper-yard-waste-disposal-essential-for-composting-program/article_b2ec2c1b-b81c-44da-a05b-027d8949059f.html

#KXLGNews #KXLGRadio991 #LiveandLocal #LocalNews #WatertownSD
#PSA #SouthDakota #news #YardWaste #Composting

Workers are on strike against Republic Services - the waste disposal company - and there's no trash pickup in a whole bunch of areas.

That strike includes North King County and south Snohomish County, which is to say, hi.

Republic Services reps are doing a trash / recycling / etc dropoff location not far from me.

Does anyone know if the strikers have issued a statement opposing the use of those dropoffs? Do they have a position?

(It would be much easier and cheaper than trying to haul stuff to the closest transfer station, so I do actually care.)

eta: see my reply with what I've found, such as it is

#seattle #strike #RepublicServices #trash #recycling #YardWaste #compost

The week of December 5 will be the last week of the City of Hamilton’s curbside yard waste collection for the winter season. Residents who need to dispose of yard waste can bring it free of charge to a Community Recycling Centre year-round. See more: go.shr.lc/3B4XrFa

#Hamont #yardwaste