Sentences with phrase «taking food scraps»

I've been taking my food scraps to a local compost drop - off for the NYC Compost Project, but I was intrigued by the possibility of creating my own soil for a future windowsill herb garden.

6) San Francisco has incorporated composting into its recycling system, taking food scraps from 2,000 restaurants to make compost, and the city is offering free classes in composting this weekend!

Adam and his students have a deal with a local restaurant in which they take the food scraps from the restaurant, then add it to their worm bins in Adam's garden, and use the resulting vermicompost to feed the garden.

Not exact matches

Food Scraps: Don't worry, we're not telling you to take the stuff left on people's plates and re-serve it as «Repurposed Lunch.»

Nowadays, I think people are hungry, and will take whatever scraps of food people like Piper throw at them.

You would not believe how many food shots I have waiting that I can't remember what the exact recipe was or that I took my notes... but I lost that random scrap paper!

Food scraps end up in the landfill, where they take up space (they are the # 1 material sent to landfills!)

You'd be hard - pressed to find a restaurant in Brooklyn that doesn't have a family of glass bottles and Mason jars on display, and culinary trailblazers like Dan Barber are bringing the zero - waste mentality to our plates with their delicious takes on food scraps.

Nutritional imbalances tend to happen when well - meaning pet parents either treat their cat to too many high - carbohydrate, high - fat table scraps, or when they make homemade cat food in an attempt to take their cat's nutrition into their own hands.

Keep your dog a sensible weight, avoid high fat foods and table scraps, and take your dog to the vet promptly at any sign of gastrointestinal distress.

Although many dogs regularly receive table scraps, care must be taken to ensure that the types of human foods are not too rich for the dogs system.

As noted on his website, Cannella discovered that plastic bags take thousands of years to break down, are the least recycled material and comprise the fourth highest generated waste in the U.S. (the top three are paper, yard trimmings and food scraps).

Upset stomach typically occurs after meals, usually from eating too fast (taking in too much air), eating foods that don't agree with the dog's system (i.e. table scraps, allergens such as wheat, corn, dairy), or eating while excited or nervous.

The FDA, pet food manufacturers and retailers selling the stuff should have long ago demonstrated a scrap of integrity by either taking this garbage out of circulation, or slapping a clear warning on every package.

This resourceful bird scavenges the carcasses of large mammals and when their normal sources of food are diminished, gulls are quick to take advantage of an easy food source such as trash and leftover scraps.

The Gili Eco Trust are taking action on the sheer volume of food waste mixed in with every other scrap material such as plastic, wood and metal taken to the dump every day.

They have also taken their Zero Waste program full circle, using the compost created from their diverted food scraps on campus.

Now we only take the garbage out about every 2 - 3 weeks, of course, I don't add food scraps to the compactor because of smell.