In our continued efforts to reduce our impact on the environment, CUBEX now partners with Phoenix's Recycled City to step up our office composting while giving back to our community.
In the past month, we have collected OVER 50 pounds of compostable waste. This consists of mostly things like coffee grounds and fruit waste for a backyard composting system. But, it's time to step it up. Recycled City is a local company that collects commercial and residential waste for composting and turns it into nutrient rich soil. This soil will then be donated to our community gardens to help address the food desert issues in our area:
"We turn what was being sent to a landfill into compost and use it to grow chemical and pesticide-free produce for the local community and you! Parts of Downtown Phoenix are a certified food desert (by the USDA). That means 33% or more of the community lives more than 1 mile away from a grocery store that carries fresh produce. It's time to change that, so please help us by donating your compost back to our farms so we can build farmland in these communities!"
With the help of Recycled City, not only do we help our community and a local business, but we will be better able to reduce our landfill waste by allowing more items into the compost bin. Virtually anything that once came from a plant or an animal:
Fruit and veggie scraps; Pasta, bread, and grains; Coffee grounds and filters; Tea bags; Nut and egg shells; Dairy; Meat and fish (yes, bones too!); Candy, cookies, and cake; Herbs and spices; Paper napkins and plates; Paper towels and the roll; Paper fast food packaging; Pizza boxes; Muffin wrappers.
Please join us for a Lunch and Learn to find out the how-to's and the benefits of composting in the office and at home with a Recycled City representative this Tuesday, February 18th at 12noon (AZ time).
Special thanks to Green Team Member Maggie Crouse for leading this initiative. If you have any questions about this program please feel free to reach out to Maggie or any Green Team Member.
