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Boom! This week we grabbed 85 pounds of banana peels and other choice organics from our favorite nonprofit in all of Boston and possibly the planet - #BikesNotBombs, of course. We've long been inspired by their unique mission blending environmental action and social justice. What can we say? Composting for Bikes Not Bombs feels extra rad. #bostoncompostNot surprisingly, a lot of the stuff that goes into making compost often strays from "organic" certification (that is, free from conventional pesticides, fertilizers and genetic modification). Because of this inconvenient truth, composts aren't typically certified as “organic" (unless they're made from 100 percent "organically-certified" organics which — let's face it — would be wildly difficult with a collection program with thousands of participating households and businesses). However, organic farms MUST use composts that have met certain USDA-approved production methods (including temperature guidelines; a certain number of rotations in a set period of time; and specific curing times) in order to maintain their "organic" certification. So, to recap: compost is made from organics, but isn't necessarily "organic," though organic farms must use composts that meet certain production requirements in order to retain their "organic" certification. Got all that? #BostonCompost #ProvidenceCompostA picture may be worth a thousand words, but this one speaks to us 150-fold. During the month of May, we deposited more than 150,000 pounds of organics to farms in Greater Boston and Providence — setting a new company record. In terms of impact as it relates to CO2 emissions, that's the equivalent of not burning 5,500 gallons of gas. #BostonCompost #ProvidenceCompostGREEN CRIMSON: Here's a thrilling bit of veritas. Every week, Team Bootstrap serves the offices at 6 different departments or affiliated centers at the World's Greatest University (amounting to over 5,000 pounds of organics diverted from the waste stream annually). But enough about us. Congrats to the 2019 class of Harvard University! Now go save the planet, quickly please. #harvarduniversity @harvard #bostoncompost
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