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As you know, CUCC is keeping about as much CO2 from the air by composting through Compost Now as we are with our solar panels! Awesome.

As a country, we have got to compost more though.  For example, right now, just over 5% of compost facilities nationwide accept food scraps*.

This has to change, and there is a bill in Congress to help: H. R. 4443.   The bill provides critical funding to expand New composting and Collection programs across the US and the development of more markets for the finished compost.  And it recognizes composting as a conservation practice making compost use eligible for reimbursement for farmers who use compost to improve soil and sequester carbon.

This is a good bill that Compost Now supports.

How can you show your support for H. R. 4443?

Visit https://compostinfrastructure.com/take-action. to tell your US House Rep to support the bill.   Then post your support to social media.

Thanks for all that you do!

God’s blessing.
Gary Smith
For the JCC

* the 2017 BioCycle survey: Food Scrap Collection in the U.S.

 
 

Thank you for our biggest compost month ever. For the month of July, we recorded 502 pounds!

compostnow-July-stats

To be part of the composting education effort or our other justice and climate work, contact Gary at smithgk@mindspring.com.