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The Daily Barometer

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The Daily Barometer

Although community composting is important on a local level, it is also an action that has an effect on a global scale. When compostable items, such as food or yard waste are sent to a landfill, rather than allowed to naturally compost, a very different chemical reaction takes place.  

Baskin: Community composting is important

Noah Baskin, Columnist
November 10, 2020

What’s the point of composting? Everything comes from the ground, and eventually returns. Why should wayward apple cores or banana peels go to the right containers? Can composting enrich the community? When...

Sustainability efforts at OSU receive national attention

Sustainability efforts at OSU receive national attention

Jack Steindorf News Contributor
February 6, 2017

Reuseable Eco2go program has diverted over 400,000 single-use containersOregon State University’s sustainability efforts have gained national attention. The Sustainability, Tracking, Assessment and...

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