By Carl Diethelm, a.k.a “Compost Carl” Most people remember visiting “the dump” as a kid and being awestruck by the sight of piles and piles of stuff. There were big machines building mountains with the materials, and if you were […]
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Diethelm recognized as senior scholar athlete of the year
POULTNEY—Green Mountain College goalkeeper Carl Diethelm of Asheville, N.C., was awarded the prestigious North Atlantic Conference (NAC) Senior Scholar-Athlete, in a release by the conference office on May 2. The senior also was awarded with a place on the NAC […]
Calling all future composting entrepreneurs
By Carl Diethelm Modern entrepreneurs understand that as times change, so do markets for goods and services. Vermont’s Universal Recycling Law will ban food scraps from entering the landfill in 2020 and already has banned yard waste, and there will […]
Food recovery plans increase utility, reduce waste
Courtesy of dec.vermont.gov A chart shows the order of steps in which the DEC suggests leftovers should be managed. How will Act 148 affect your business? By Carl Diethelm This summer, Vermont businesses are taking another huge step in green […]
Reduce, reuse, recycle — and compost, Act 148 implimentation progresses
By Carl Diethelm The Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation and Solid Waste Management Entities (SWME’s) has been phasing in the implemention of the Universal Recycling Law (Act 148) over the past four years. A big step was made last year […]