I always thought it would be cool if someday our cities picked up our green scraps just like they do our trash and recycling. Why not? Save space in the landfills, throw some new soil into local parks and gardens, and create some new city jobs in the process…
San Francisco has done just that. Their “3-Cart Curbside Recycling Program” provides an innovative model for waste management that seeks up to 75% of the city’s waste to recycling by the year 2010. Businesses and private residents are coming together with city to make this happen. Check out San Francisco’s Environmental Department to learn more about this ambitious and groundbreaking (no pun intended!) citywide program.
Here’s something entirely new and unique in our supply of compost bins: the Dual Purpose Compost Bench! If having a regular, standard looking compost bin in your yard space seems a bit unsightly to you, this thing has got your yard covered. For composters, this might just be the solution to concerns over the decor of your yard or landscape design. With aeration slats beneath the seat area that serves both the minimalist design of the bench as well as keeping the compost oxygenated, the compost bench is quite the novelty item that accomplishes both form and function in one nice product to furnish your yard. The bench is 21 inches from the seat to the ground with the hinged seat cover as the access lid for placement, removal, and turning of the compost. Made from 100% recycled lumber, the bench is resistant to termites, decay, moisture, and solar rays. And for those concerned about the smell that may generate from the compost should know that when done correctly, finished compost should have a faint earthy smell. Imagine a soothing afternoon on that bench in the yard with a book in your hands and the aroma of earth permeating the air.
