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What to do with your Halloween pumpkins? Compost!
With autumn in full swing and Halloween behind us, it’s the perfect time to give your pumpkins a second life through pumpkin composting!
Each year, Americans toss more than a billion pounds of pumpkins into the trash, but composting them keeps organic waste out of landfills and incinerators while creating nutrient-rich soil for our communities.
Howard County, MD, makes it easy to take part through the Harvest Heap program:
Drop off pumpkins at Alpha Ridge Landfill or Robinson Nature Center. Howard County residents participating in the Feed the Green Bin food scrap collection program can setTaking on Toxics, State by State: Rhode Island Leads the Way
Many of the environmental laws and protections that we now take for granted originated at the state level. This is the guiding ethos of the annual Safer States conference.
Clean Water Action Endorses Statewide Ballot Initiative Prop 4 in Texas
While Prop 4 is not a perfect vehicle and will require vigilance in shaping its use towards environmental projects, it is a big step forward in putting resources into sorely-needed coffers for water systems across Texas.
Stamford Leads the Way in Cutting Plastic Trash and Costs
Local governments are on the front lines in the fight against plastic pollution and the City of Stamford is stepping up as a leader. This summer, Stamford’s Board of Representatives voted in favor of a new ordinance limiting the use and disposal of single-use plastic dining ware.
Indigenous Peoples’ Day Spotlight: Alaska Community Action on Toxics (ACAT)
Indigenous Peoples’ Day, observed on Monday, October 13, honors the rich history, living cultures, resilience, and contributions of Indigenous peoples across the globe. For generations, Native nations have stewarded their lands, protected their communities, and persevered through the deep impacts of colonization and systemic injustice.