Biz Spotlights

Oct
17

Zero Waste Washington Legislation 411

The Composter Recycler program is excited to have Heather Trim, Executive Director of Zero Waste Washington, as a guest speaker presenting on state legislative updates and how folks can get involved! Join us 7-8pm on Thursday, October 19th on Zoom.Zero Waste Washington's mission is to drive policy change for a healthy and waste-free world. Heather ...

Continue reading
  692 Hits
Oct
05

Tackling the Issue of Food Waste: Divert

Composting is a potent tool to reduce methane from our landfills by converting food scraps into rich fertilizer, which is detrimental to mitigating the amount of greenhouse gas emissions we produce. However, millions of tons of food waste are generated between Washington and Oregon annually, mostly from commercial kitchens and large grocery stores ...

Continue reading
  1063 Hits
Sep
29

78th Street Heritage Farm Community Composting Hub

78th Street Heritage Farm has been a community staple in Clark County dating back almost 150 years! As part of the March 2020 Master Plan, which outlines plans for Heritage Farm as an agricultural, educational, and recreational community asset, Heritage Farm is now also a community composting hub! As part of Clark County's We Co...

Continue reading
  752 Hits
Sep
20

Kindred Homestead Supply Community Swaps

Kindred Homestead Supply, a certified Green Business, is inviting the community to several free swap events to help the community reduce waste and support a circular economy! Living sustainably means reducing waste where you can, and supporting events like these free swaps is one way to keep unnecessary materials out of the landfill. The free swaps...

Continue reading
  723 Hits
Sep
15

Welcome Clark County Green Business’s Newest AmeriCorps Member!

Green Business is excited to tell you about our newest team member, Mackenzie Hagedorn, who will be serving her AmeriCorps term this year with us! Mackenzie just finished her master's degree in public affairs with a concentration in environmental policy and natural resource management and is excited to use her training to promote environmental just...

Continue reading
  778 Hits