Brummet's Conscious Blog

-- Quote of the Day --  "Don’t find fault. Find a remedy."   ~ Henry Ford -- Positive News --   Kudos to fast-food industries who are listening to the our increasingly conscious society and making changes to their business policies. A few days ago we were a bit low on groceries and my husband decided to treat us to a fast-food breakfast, from A&W. When he brought it home that morning I noticed several things... the paper bag was made from 70% post-consumer materials and was clean enough (no grease spots) to recycle. If the bag had been marred by food spots I would have composted it. The potato hash patty came in a similar brown paper bag holder which I was able to compost along with the napkins we used... and the bacon-egger product also came in a compostable bag - they use this same bag for all their burgers and other take out foods. So the guilt associated with the eco-impact of shopping at a fast-food restaurant...

-- Composting -- Last night we went out to a new restaurant in town and though it was not one of the best meals we had, it was presented well and filled the empty holes in our stomachs just nicely. One thing I found of interest was the waitress, Karen, said that the restaurant's organic waste goes to a pig farm! Very cool. This piece below was sent to me in an email and I wanted to share it with you today: Why Composting holds the key to solving four critical problems facing our planet: 1) Global climate change 2) The depletion of soil of key nutrients 3) Unemployment, especially in large cities 4) Energy conservation 1) Global Climate Change. By sequestering carbon in the soil, it reduces the global warming which would be otherwise caused by the carbon dioxide, released rapidly when this material is burned, or the methane that is more slowly released in landfills. Also, in as much as the addition of compost to soil, reduces the need for topsoil, derived from other sources like p...