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Understanding how composting works can be considered a continuous learning experience as the composting heap inside a composting device not only depends on the device and the material it’s made of, but on all other variants such as the outside temperature, the type of waste and mix added, among some. This week, I am touching on the challenges we face when composting in cold weather and some tricks to tackle them. Also this week, How HOTBIN works, as knowing how your device works helps tremendously in determining how to successfully compost in cold weather. As always, I hope you find...

This weekend marks the beginning of the Christmas/Holiday season in the USA. While businesses are busy offering Black Friday Discounts, this weekend is also when most of us go our to get our Christmas trees. On this week's HOTBIN Weekender, we are discussing a few topics related to Christmas trees, composting and our environment. How many trees are cut in the USA during this season, their positive environmental impact, how to reduce any negative impact... and last but not least, some useful tips for recycling them at the end of the season. As always, we hope you find this publication informational and useful.

How much food is wasted during Thanksgiving? Here's a number that will make your head spin: In the USA, we waste 40% of all food produced ($165 billion). Of this total, $293 million is generated during thanksgiving alone. The same article quoted that while we throw this amount of food on this feast alone, an estimated 40 million Americans struggle with hunger.We know that we cannot solve all all of these problems at once. However, we can make simple contributions that can go long ways. Here are three ideas to start reducing food-waste in our households and those of our loved...

Still banging on the same topic... Contrary to popular belief, composting is a gardening activity you can (and should) do year round. Just because the temperatures dip down low, it doesn't mean you have to hang up your composting hat for the year... great for recycling food scraps during the holidays.

Climate change discussions are all over the news these days. Talking about how we can make a contribution to reduce GHG (greenhouse gas) emissions is a conversation that is very much related to our product, and one that we would like to include on this and future editions.

As the main image of this edition conveys, Composting at Home has been selected as 1 of 24 ways for us to make a direct impact to reducing carbon footprint and GHG emissions. Start composting today with HOTBIN!