{"id":4542,"date":"2020-10-01T01:03:51","date_gmt":"2020-10-01T01:03:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carolinacompost.com\/?page_id=4542"},"modified":"2022-03-04T21:12:25","modified_gmt":"2022-03-04T21:12:25","slug":"links-we-love","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carolinacompost.com\/links-we-love\/","title":{"rendered":"Links We Love"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/a>There are a number of wonderful organizations and websites that we visit often for information, services, and pure enjoyment. \u00a0And we know there are many more great websites out there, so if you come across something you think merits being on this list send us an email and let us know.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n US Composting Council<\/a><\/strong><\/span> – \u00a0The US Composting Council’s mission is to advance compost manufacturing, compost utilization, and organics recycling to benefit our members, society, and the environment. \u00a0Yes, this is the mothership.<\/p>\n Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR)<\/a><\/strong><\/span>, Compost Climate Connections Webinar Series: Compost Sequesters Carbon & Delivers Other Ecosystem Benefits,<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Atlas Organics<\/a> <\/strong><\/span>-Durham <\/p>\n Carolina Recycling Association<\/strong><\/a><\/span> -nonprofit committed to waste reduction and recycling efforts across the state.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Complete Compost Gardening Guide<\/strong><\/a> –\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/span>One-Page guide to Backyard Composting from NC Cooperative Extension<\/span> <\/p>\n Worms Can Recycle Your Garbage<\/strong><\/a> –\u00a0<\/span>Guide to composting with worms from NC Extension Service Every Tray Counts<\/strong><\/span><\/a> – Helping NC schools to compost food scraps and other organic residuals. <\/p>\nPowerful Resources<\/h4>\n
Compost Makers and Pick-up Services\u00a0Here in NC<\/strong><\/h4>\n
\nB.A.D. (Born Again Dirt) Composting<\/strong><\/a><\/span> – Boone, NC – composting Cooperative, pickup and Communications city composting with a fantastic way of doing things.
\nBrooks Contractor<\/a><\/strong><\/span>\u00a0– Triangle Area
\nChipDrop<\/a><\/span> – <\/span><\/strong>free online service that connects arborists who\u00a0<\/span>have<\/span>\u00a0a load of wood chips or logs to get rid of with gardeners or land owners that want wood chips or logs for firewood.<\/span><\/span>
\nCrown Town Compost<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0– Picks up compostables from homes, apartments and offices in the Charlotte area and holds collection days for people to drop off their materials.
\nCompost Now<\/a><\/strong><\/span> – Picks up compostable materials from homes and offices in the Triangle area, Asheville are, and beyond.
\nEarth Farms<\/a><\/strong><\/span> – Is an industrial composter in Greensboro
\nMcGill Environmental<\/a><\/strong><\/span> – This industrial composter picks up large scale waste for composting from municipalities and high volume waste producers around NC and beyond.
\nNew Hanover County Solid Waste<\/a><\/strong><\/span> –\u00a0a full-scale program that diverts food waste from the university, local restaurants, Live Oak Bank, Tidal Creek Co-op, and local residents.
\nOrange County Solid Waste Management<\/a><\/strong><\/span> – Has three drop off sites in and around Carrboro.
\nWake County Solid Waste<\/a><\/strong><\/span> – Wake County NC. Wake County now has food waste collection bins at six of their Convenience Centers. \u00a0Find the one near you.
\nWilmington Compost Company<\/a><\/strong><\/span> – Picks up compostable waste from homes and offices in the Wilmington area.<\/p>\nRecycling and Composting<\/h4>\n
Compost Education and Consulting<\/h4>\n
\nILRS – Institute of Local Self Reliance<\/strong><\/span><\/a> – non-profit organizations with fantastic classes & materials online for learning about composting in the back yard and community level composting.<\/p>\nVermicomposting<\/strong><\/h4>\n
\n<\/u><\/u>NewSoil Vermiculture<\/span><\/strong><\/a> – Triangle area source for vermicomposting \u201cred wigglers\u201d, Durham
\nMission Worm<\/span><\/strong><\/a>– Winston Salem area source for vermicomposting supplies and ideas<\/span>
\nNCSU Vermicomposting<\/strong><\/a><\/span> – Everything you need to know about composting with worms – written, video and lots of links in both Spanish and English,
\nUrban Worm Network<\/strong><\/a> –\u00a0The Urban Worm Network is an interactive map of vermicomposters and vermiculture-related businesses across the globe.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\nGame Changers<\/h4>\n
\nInterfaith Power and Light<\/strong><\/span><\/a> -NCIPL programs encourage congregations, clergy, and judicatories to be aware and able to articulate the moral dimensions of climate change and environmental justice issues from a faith perspective.
\nSharewaste<\/a> <\/span><\/strong>– helps you find someone in your area who’s willing to accept extra scraps and compost it or feed it to their worms or animals.
\nToward Zero Waste Raleigh<\/strong><\/span><\/a> –\u00a0NC non-profit group focused on helping individuals, families and communities move toward zero waste by minimizing waste of all kinds, one step at a time.<\/p>\n