Blog by Maya Gaul

GOT FOOD SCRAPS? WIDESPREAD COMPOSTING SPROUTS AT NORTHEASTERN

Article by Hilary Chabot, originally appearing in News@Northeastern

Maya Gaul’s fond memories of Northeastern’s Boston campus stretch all the way back to childhood. She recalls playing tennis at Carter Field, grabbing snacks at the Curry Student Center, and meeting up with her mother who worked at th...

05.03.2021 07:42 AM - Comment(s)

HOW-TO: COMPOSTING AT HOME IN THE TIME OF COVID-19

By Maya Gaul

During this unprecedented time, stay-at-home orders and social distancing have increased the demand for more healthy and self-reliant measures in our homes. These include reducing trips to the store or for takeout food (and waiting in long lines!) in favor of making home-cooked meals and growing gar...

04.20.2021 11:22 AM - Comment(s)

COMPOSTING IN THE COVID-19 ERA

By Maya Gaul

Organic materials, mostly food waste, make up at least 30% of the trash Americans throw away. When sent to landfills and incinerators, this material breaks down and emits toxic methane, one of the most deadly greenhouse gases. A far better alternative destination for this material is processing faci...

04.20.2021 11:21 AM - Comment(s)

COMPOSTING IN THE TIME OF COVID-19

By Maya Gaul

Composting is an essential service! We are on the front lines collecting organic waste throughout the city of Boston and its surrounding areas. With the spread of this new COVID19 virus, different branches of society have collectively been working together from afar to support different member...

04.20.2021 10:59 AM - Comment(s)

NEW LIFE FOR FOOD WASTE: CERO CO-OP TURNS SCRAPS INTO PRODUCTIVE COMPOST

By Maya Gaul

Originally written and published In EdibleBoston by Michael Floreak.

Photos by Michael Piazza

04.20.2021 10:58 AM - Comment(s)

BIOPLASTICS: NOT AS GREEN AS THEY MIGHT SEEM

By Maya Gaul

A PREVIOUSLY EXCITING DEVELOPMENT THAT FALLS SHORT IN COMPOST PERFORMANCE & PRACTICAL USE

Bioplastics were an exciting alternative to traditional plastics when first introduced to the sustainability and waste diversion market. Because they are produced with minimal fossil fuels and tout full comp...

04.16.2021 08:40 AM - Comment(s)

MARTHA STEWART FEATURES CERO COOP

By Maya Gaul

At CERO Cooperative, trash is never really trash. The Massachusetts-based business -- which was recently awarded the Green America’s People & Planet Award -- collects food scraps from local food businesses and turns them into compost. The compost is then delivered to local fa...

04.16.2021 08:39 AM - Comment(s)

CERO | PEOPLE, PLANET, AND COMMUNITY PROFIT

By Maya Gaul

Welcome to the CERO Cooperative blog! Every day, we choose to celebrate the earth and its people through action and education to support our environment, and the environment of tomorrow. CERO is a cooperative composter, and one thing that makes us special is that we incorporate environmental educati...

04.16.2021 08:10 AM - Comment(s)

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GOT FOOD SCRAPS? WIDESPREAD COMPOSTING SPROUTS AT NORTHEASTERN

HOW-TO: COMPOSTING AT HOME IN THE TIME OF COVID-19

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NEW LIFE FOR FOOD WASTE: CERO CO-OP TURNS SCRAPS INTO PRODUCTIVE COMPOST

BIOPLASTICS: NOT AS GREEN AS THEY MIGHT SEEM

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