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10 Nov 2022

EPA Group Visits Greenbelt To See Community Composting

by Hally Ahearn

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) visited Greenbelt’s composting operations on Friday, September 30. Brenda Platt of the Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR) contacted Luisa Robles, sustainability coordinator for Greenbelt’s Public Works department, and Hally Ahearn, founding member of the … Read More

28 Mar 2019

Residents of Franklin Park Turn Food Scraps to Compost

by Hally Ahearn

On Saturday morning, March 23, a cheerful group of volunteers gathered by a large wooden station across the parking lot from the Springhill Lake Recreation Center. Some came bearing buckets containing their household food scraps. As the morning turned from … Read More

30 Aug 2018

Summer Earth Squad Helps Hots Team Test Compost

by Hally Ahearn

Members of the Hots Team, a community of about 30 people who bring their food scraps to the hot compost station across the parking lot from the Springhill Lake Recreation Center, recently sifted their first compost (see August 9, 2018 … Read More