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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)

CERO COMPOSTING AT DEMOCRACY BREWING: A CONVERSATION WITH FOUNDER AND WORKER-OWNER JAMES RASZA

By Casey Lynch

A cornerstone of CERO’s identity, besides closing the food loop by recycling food waste at local farms, is our status as a worker-owned cooperative business. Worker-owned cooperatives differ from traditional businesses in that they are owned by the people who work at them, rather than by one or a fe...

04.20.2021 11:24 AM - Comment(s)

FOOD WASTE RECYCLING AT A LARGE-SCALE FOOD MANUFACTURER: A CONVERSATION WITH ARROW FARMS DISILVA FRUIT

By Casey Lynch

The US economy is set to change drastically as dialogue and activism around climate justice and the ecological health of our planet enter the mainstream. Massachusetts has already begun important transitional work in multiple ways, notably through its Commercial Food Waste Disposal Ban. The Food Was...

04.20.2021 11:18 AM - Comment(s)

CERO COMPOSTING AT SPAULDING HOSPITAL

By Karen Urdaneta

CERO started with a mission to provide a high-quality composting service to the local community and to be part of an equitable employee-owned business that cares deeply for its clients. We are proud to say we now have over 70 customers that are dedicated to helping the planet and their business by b...

04.20.2021 10:56 AM - Comment(s)

CERO COMPOSTING AT MEI MEI RESTAURANT

By Karen Urdaneta

CERO has the privilege of working with many great businesses in the Boston area; one of those businesses being Mei Mei. Mei Mei is both a hip restaurant and food truck catering business serving Chinese- American cuisine made with locally and sustainably sourced produce. Mei Mei, which...

04.20.2021 10:55 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)

GREEN AMERICA PEOPLE PLANET BUSINESS AWARD

By Jonathan Butler

CERO is a finalist for Green America's People & Planet Award. Click here to cast your vote for our cooperative!

CERO Cooperative turns trash into treasure in Boston. Every week we collect tons of food scraps from local

04.16.2021 08:33 AM - Comment(s)

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