Tag: Compost

Sustainability Summer Reading List 2016

by Ammar Monawar

If you haven’t seen it already, check out NYU’s Summer 16 reading list. We would like to offer some additional books to check out this summer that focus on both the personal and societal aspects of green advocacy. Learn more about the ways sustainability impacts our lives!


Post-carbon-reader-3001. The Post Carbon Reader: Managing the 21st Century’s Sustainability Crises

Edited by Richard Heinberg and Daniel Lerch
With all the literature out on sustainability issues, it’s gotten difficult to know where exactly to begin. Thankfully, Richard Heinberg and Daniel Lerch gathered a group of experts to help break down these issues and provide their recommendations on how to deal with them. This collection of essays covers a range of topics dealing with everything from climate, energy, and food to culture and education. The Post Carbon Reader is a fantastic primer for acquainting yourself with the scope and range of issues sustainability advocates face today.

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Celebrating International Compost Awareness Week: The Facts

poster-contest-winner-YessiHappy ICAW to all! This week (May 1-7) is International Compost Awareness Week. The week-long educational event is hosted by the US Composting Council, who since 1999 have promoted biodegradable waste approaches through ICAW events and initiatives. This year’s theme is Compost: The Soil and Water Connection. The theme brings composting back to its roots (pardon the pun) by reminding us that despite amazing new technologies, composting is inevitably about taking some of the most fundamental, natural processes out there and putting them to use in our waste systems once again.

Well wait, let’s take a step back – why even compost to begin with? Read more

A Look at NYU’s Second Annual Sustainability Summit

By Alex Buchholz

12801699_951083788317285_1541671926966081793_nWeekends are a time for taking it easy and relaxing; they’re also a time for environmentalism – a subject almost unavoidable in today’s day and age. This past Saturday, Earth Matters’ second annual Sustainability Summit was in full swing. “The Summit” (as many NYU greenies have come to call it) built its program around the concept of collaboration. Speeches, workshops, and reflections all focused on the meaning of working together to better our world. Students, faculty, and professionals alike gathered in NYU’s Global Center for Academic and Spiritual Life for the all-day event.

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Eco-Friendly Tricks & Treats for Your Halloween Pumpkins

Now that Halloween is over you may be wondering what to do with your jack-o’-lantern and all those cute, decorative pumpkins. But before turning to drop your pumpkins in the trash, consider this spooky fact: Food scraps are the largest component of solid waste in our landfills, and when they rot, they emit methane gas, which is 25 times more potent than carbon dioxide! Pretty scary, right?

Here are some tips to save your pumpkins from haunting a landfill. Read more