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Sep 10, 2020 | Uncategorized

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It’s Waste Reduction Week! @wrwcanada is a year-

It’s Waste Reduction Week! @wrwcanada is a year-round campaign focused on the principles of the circular economy, resource efficiency, and waste reduction.

The goal of the campaign is to raise awareness while encouraging new innovative ideas and solutions.

As you can see, it takes 90+ years (according to the U.S National Park Service it takes 450 years total) for a plastic bag to biodegrade.

Our compostable bags (that come in a wide range of sizes) only take 90 days to become 100% compostable soil.

Pictured here is our grocery checkout bag! Pretty cool, huh?

#wastereductionweek #foodwaste #reducewaste #zerowaste #saynotoplastic #singleuseplasticban

@kissthegroundmovie premieres on Netflix today!

@kissthegroundmovie premieres on Netflix today!

Watch this incredible documentary that explains a simple solution to healing our planet.

The solution is right under our feet!

Healthy soil, with the assistance of compost, can help:

🌱 Restore the planet's ecosystems
🌱 Replenish our water supply
🌱 Feed the world

Congratulations to the @kisstheground team. It's time to get inspired and hopeful toward a bright future and healthy planet!

#soilregeneration #climateaction #climatesolutions #climatechange #soil #kisstheground

This is Sage, the eco-pooch! She loves when her pa

This is Sage, the eco-pooch! She loves when her parents use compostable dog poop bags. Happy #InternationalDogDay 🐶 and don’t forget to pick up after your pup!

#compost #ecopooch

Garbage day 🚚...Are you the type to set your bi

Garbage day 🚚...Are you the type to set your bins outside the night before or the morning of pickup?

Haulers love when their collection cart is lined with one of our compostable collection bags. With no mess to deal with, everybody's morning is a bit brighter! 🌞

#organics #foodscraps #compost #hauler #garbageday

Spotted! EcoSafe liners are all over @bcferries 🌿⚓️ Keep your cleaning staff and the planet safe by using our BPI certified compostable liners in your waste bins. #SayNoToPlastic when you are out travelling, and most importantly stay safe! Happy Friday!

@radtinyhome has some great tips on how to live a

@radtinyhome has some great tips on how to live a minimal life!
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“Perhaps the most overlooked thing you can do to reduce your environmental impact: compost.
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In an ideal world, we’d all buy organically and ethically grown and raised food from Farmer Joe down the road but our globalized food system and the fact it is cheaper to buy junk food than wholesome fruits and vegetables in America makes this near impossible for most families.
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Henry and I try to buy organic, especially the 12 foods listed on the dirty dozen list, support local growers by going to our local farmers market, purchase a share with a local CSA and buy local food offered at our co-op. The reality is that food is typically the average American's second-largest expense behind housing, yet 80 billion pounds of food is thrown away annually in the US — whether it is local or not.
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We have consciously tried to work on reducing food waste but every so often we forget about that leftover in the fridge and it has to be composted along with the non-edible parts of fruits and veggies and other plant-based products.
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The United States is the global leader in food waste, with nearly 40 million tons annually, approximately 219 pounds per person. Most of this food is sent to landfills. Food is the single largest contributor to US landfills; making up 32% of municipal solid waste.
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So what’s the big deal? When food is sent to a landfill it breaks down anaerobically (without oxygen). This process releases methane into that atmosphere, a very powerful greenhouse gas. In fact, the global warming potential (GWP) for methane is 84 times more potent than carbon dioxide over a period of over 20 years and is a significant contributor to global greenhouse gas emissions. However, when food is composted it breaks down aerobically, does NOT produce methane, and creates a nutrient-rich organic material that improves soil quality.”

Check out their recent post for great tips on composting.

#compost #wastefreeliving #plasticfree #tinyhome #zerowaste #zerowastejourney

Food waste is an enormous contributor to climate c

Food waste is an enormous contributor to climate change — 𝙜𝙡𝙤𝙗𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮, 𝙬𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙚 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙖 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙧𝙙 𝙤𝙛 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙛𝙤𝙤𝙙. If food waste were a country, it would be the world’s third-largest emitter, just behind China and the U.S.
We say that compost is the future because there are significant benefits to composting! Even though it is an ancient art, as old as seed gathering and cave painting, we just aren't seeing enough action - yet!

In the spirit of International Compost Awareness week, get in touch with us if you're looking for ways around your composting challenges. We can help schools, multi-residential buildings, grocery stores, restaurants, basically any business or organization. 🏢🏡Our cradle-to-cradle solutions really do set you up for composting success with no contamination. Plastic is not welcome here, but you certainly are! 💚

The perfect composting kit for a greener kitchen.

The perfect composting kit for a greener kitchen. ♻️ Our kitchen food scrap bin is made with 100% recycled content and is designed for use with our EcoSafe-6400 compostable bags. It also comes with a locking lid and is easy to clean!

With Compost Awareness Week coming up, now is a good time to learn all you can about protecting our planet one diverted food scrap at a time! ♻️ You have a chance to win this entire kit! Our giveaway closes TOMORROW so don’t wait! Check out our previous post about our contest to enter.

#EcoSafeEarthDay #compostawarenessweek #compost #composting #foodscraps #foodwaste #foodwastewarriors #greenmovement #greenliving #ecofriendly #greenteam #sustainability #compostable #zerowaste #recycle

Composting food scraps is SO simple and it's an ac

Composting food scraps is SO simple and it's an act that creates a BIGGER impact than you might think! 🍌

To compost fruit peels properly, make sure to remove the PLU sticker code and place the sticker in the trash. 🚫 Stickers cannot be recycled or composted.
Next, place your banana peel in your compost bin and you're done!
For compost to complete its ✨magical✨ process of turning food scraps into HEALTHY SOIL, we must ensure that no contaminated items end up in the compost bin.
What do you keep out of your compost?

#compost #compostawarenessweek
#saynotoplastic #banana #EcoSafeEarthDay #healthysoil #healthylife #thefutureiscompost #compostchallenge #plasticalternative #zerowaste

At EcoSafe Zero Waste, we aim to make a meaningful

At EcoSafe Zero Waste, we aim to make a meaningful difference. Compost is nature’s natural organic soil supplement.
We manufacture compostable film products intended to replace conventional plastics in the compost production value chain. We design zero waste programs for a variety of purposes too! ⁣⁣⁣ On this Earth Day, although separated, we are all in this together. 🙌 We want to thank @EarthDayNetwork for keeping this tradition alive for 50 years.
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No matter where you are in this world,
we are connected by our challenges and a fierce and urgent determination to overcome them. ⁣⁣ This #EarthDay, we take on the fight
for our common home, together.⁣⁣ Will you join us?

P.S Our #EcoSafeEarthDay contest is still on! You can win a compost kit! Check out our last post for more info!

#earthday2020 #compost

EARTH DAY CONTEST!!🌏 Everyone can make a differ

EARTH DAY CONTEST!!🌏 Everyone can make a difference. This is your call to action! To celebrate Earth Day's 50th anniversary, we have 50 compost prize packs to give away! 🌱

To qualify, contest participants must: 🌍 Comment on this post what and how YOU are changing to make a meaningful difference in the world. 🌎 Tag and follow @ecosafezw 🌏 Use hashtag #EcoSafeEarthDay 🌍 Double entries count if you tag a friend or share an image with your change in action! 🌱

Prize pack includes one kitchen caddy and a box of 30 compostable bags. Winners will be randomly selected. No purchase necessary. Contest closes April 30th at noon PDT. Winners will be announced on May 1st. The contest is open to residents of North America. Chance of winning varies by number of entries. Contest is not affiliated with Instagram.

Good green luck everybody! Happy Earth week! We can't wait to see how you're making a difference for positive impact. 💚

Don't forget to follow @earthdaynetwork and keep up with all of the great digital events that are happening before April 22nd!

#earthday #earthmonth #earthdaycontest #contest #giveaway #compost #compostablepackaging
#compostchallenge #nature #greenbusiness #earth #greenteam #sustainability #compostbin #wasteless #zerowaste #zerowastesolutions #EarthDay2020

We help lead the way with zero waste solutions. En

We help lead the way with zero waste solutions. Entire cities, schools, residential buildings, stadiums, businesses, basically any system can become zero waste. We have the solution and the products. We just need YOU to become a part of the movement.

Let’s work together and find a way to customize our programs to your zero waste goals. Join the #EcoSafe movement today! Our direct messages are always open.
#compostablepackaging
#greenbin #greenbusiness #greenmovement #compost #zerowaste #zerowastesolutions
#zerowasteprogram

Food is not waste.🥗 Composting leftover food sc

Food is not waste.🥗 Composting leftover food scraps is actually a climate solution!

Keeping organic material out of the landfill helps reduce levels of methane. It also helps prolonging the life of landfills, thus reducing the need for building more wasteful landfills.
Most importantly this method of dealing with food scraps creates jobs and a soil amendment that will make our farmers more successful.
A true win-win-win any way you look at it.

Our favourite part is contributing to a world with less waste and more healthy food. It all starts and ends with healthy soil! 🌱

#zerowaste #ecosafe #composting #compostablepackaging

"E" is for EcoSafe. ♻️ #ecosafe #zerowaste #na

"E" is for EcoSafe. ♻️ #ecosafe #zerowaste #nature

🌟 Star Seal 🌟 One reason our 100% compostabl

🌟 Star Seal 🌟
One reason our 100% compostable bag sticks out more than others is because of the star seal bottom. Star Seal allows our bags to eliminate leaks and enables liners to conform to receptacle shape.

Taking the 'yuck' out of your composting practices. Keep up the great work in creating healthy soils and healthy lives!

#zerowaste #zerowastesolutions #compost #saynotoplastic #plasticfree #plasticfreelife #composting #ecosafe #plasticalternative #greenbin #innovation

Compost: a mixture that consists largely of decaye

Compost: a mixture that consists largely of decayed organic matter used for fertilizing and conditioning land.

Food scraps, otherwise known as compost, is often mistaken as 'waste'. Waste (by proper definition) is "discarded material that is no longer useful". That is not the case with food. We all have a role to play when it comes to #composting our food scraps and other organic materials.

By contributing towards a closed-loop system that supports biodiversity, little soil partners like the one in this photo are able to thrive and work together to build a resilient and healthy planet. 🌎

Can you spot the little friend in this photo? 🐜

#zerowaste #zerowastesolutions #ecosafe #compost #foodscraps #healthysoil #healthylife #regenerativeagriculture #biodiversity

More than just a compostable bag.🍅🍆🥕 Our

More than just a compostable bag.🍅🍆🥕
Our innovative solutions educate waste generators allowing them to divert contamination free organic waste and recyclables from landfill using our high-quality products purchased from our distribution partners.

Join the #ecosafe movement. This is our chance for change! #zerowaste

We are planting seeds toward making a meaningful d

We are planting seeds toward making a meaningful difference in the world. 🌱 #ecosafe #zerowaste

Hello! ♻️ We are EcoSafe Zero Waste, the 100%

Hello! ♻️ We are EcoSafe Zero Waste, the 100% compostable bag company making a meaningful difference through cradle-to-cradle solutions for source separation of organics and recyclables. Simply put, we manufacture compostable film products intended to replace conventional plastics. We also design and implement technology based zero waste solutions. Join us in the #zerowaste movement!

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