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The Race To Zero Emissions, And Why The World Depends On It
A host of countries have recently announced major commitments to significantly cut their carbon emissions, promising to reach “net zero” in the coming years.
Farmers Are Warming Up To The Fight Against Climate Change
Just over a decade ago, the American Farm Bureau Federation declared war on legislation to slow down global warming.
Our Pumpkin Smash was not only a HIT - but a Huge Success!
Our November 1st Pumpkin Smash was a huge HIT!
KC Can Compost's 2020 #GivingTuesday Fundraiser and How You Can Help
How to help the world on Giving Tuesday 2020.
Rethink Food Waste: 27 Opportunities to Benefit Economically
The U.S. spends $218 billion each year (that’s 1.3% of the our GDP) growing, processing, transporting, and disposing of food that is never eaten (52 million tons sent to landfill and 10 million tons left to rot in fields).
From Farm To Fork: How Food Systems Can Power Climate Action
It also identifies sixteen ways policymakers could take more action, from farm to fork, to integrate food systems in their national climate strategies, that could also help improve food security.
KC Can Compost Launches Urban Compost Initiative
It might be cool now, but Kansas Citians should expect warmer days ahead, said Kristin Chamberlain, highlighting ways the environment is changing rapidly and offering a simple solution that could help curb its effects — while also transforming lives.
World Food Security Increasingly At Risk Due To ‘Unprecedented’ Climate Change Impact, New UN Report Warns
More than 500 million people today live in areas affected by erosion linked to climate change…
Has The World Started To Take Climate Change Fight Seriously?
A surprise announcement at this year’s UN General Assembly has transformed the politics of cutting carbon…
Give Back Night Benefiting KC Can Compost on September 30th
Join us at Chicken 'N Pickle on Wednesday, September 30th, from 6-8p for GIVE BACK NIGHT! 🍏
Sustainable Living: 10 Tips for a Greener Home
Imagine a house where every electronic component and device is powered by the sun. Where every raindrop that hits your roof is used to water the yard, even on dry days.
KC Can's Interview with Feast Magazine: Table Scraps Take On New Life Thanks to KC Can Compost
Check out this interview that our Executive Director, Kristan Chamberlain, did with Feast Magazine!!
Cost, Environmental Impacts Of Food Waste Recycling Options
Check out this article from BioCycle! It is part of a series of articles that is shedding light on food waste and the environmental impacts of processes relating to food waste.
The Science Behind Composting
Why and how exactly does composting help counter climate change? What is the science behind composting?
Top 5 KC Businesses Combating Climate Change
Kansas City is making huge progress in working toward a greener future for us all. One of the main driving forces that pushes KC to be more sustainable is the local businesses that are committing to combating climate change.
How Climate Change Will Impact Kansas City
Climate change affects all areas of the world in numerous ways - the effects span far and wide. Learning about how such a drastic change affects our city is incredibly important
How to Backyard Compost!
Composting is one of the best ways to individually and collectively help combat climate change as we know it. It may come as a surprise to some, however, that it’s simple to do at home!
Living the Low Waste Lifestyle: Go Low KC!
Cooking is an essential skill to our every day lives, but something we don’t often realize is how much waste we produce in the process. This is why hundreds of thousands of people across the globe have adopted a low/zero-waste way of life that targets the waste that we produce when we buy and use foods.
How Composting Can Help Combat Climate Change
Climate change is one of the largest threats facing life on Earth and the current and future generations to come. As such, we should do as much as we can to help combat the drastic global warming…