By using the term "business model" I am not suggesting that a profit can be turned on the composting of garbage!
BTW, where is this enlightened burg that you call home? Maybe I should move there! On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 5:01 PM, E M <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm jumping in late here, so not sure what's been talked about. We have > green boxes here. Well, we have every known colour of box set out on the > kirbside. lol. Green is for compost. Lot of ppl here with gardens, will > still throw the easy compost stuff in their own composter. We have to > mulch > our grass too, no collecion of that. As for leaf collecion, that is all > composted on a big scale, as is stuff from the collecion of green boxes, > which will contain veg matter, and also paper with oil, such as pizza trays > etc. > > As for you trying to get something going from restaurants, maybe try to > sign > up the easy places first, coffee shops, as you've done, and vegitarian > places, so you don't have to worry so much about seperating out old meat > products. > > Here, the city offers back for free (well, we pay for it with taxes, > nothing > the government offers is free!) all the stuff it composted, just bring your > own bags. Landscapers not included. > > Not sure from a business perspective how it would work. Do you plan to > sell > the end product? Maybe give the restaurants a cut of the profit? Maybe > like used cooking oil, not just take it for free, but pay them. Again, > composting is done on a big scale here, so not sure how scaleable it is. > Easy to do in your back garden, and easy when the city does it and forces > everyone to play by rules, AND, they have the taxpayers dollars to cover > the > start up cost, which are substantial at first. > > Anyway, I love that American spirit of coming up with new ideas, and > turning > them into successful money making ventures. > > Best of luck, > > Ed > 300E > > 2008/12/1 andrew strasfogel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > I think the two of you need a time out. > > > > Besides, my compost bins generate "good" CO2. > > > > ALS > > > > On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 12:12 PM, Loren Faeth <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >wrote: > > > > > because composting releases CO2, and according to Albore, the almighty > > > expert on everything, releasing CO2 kills the planet. Someone on the > > list > > > merely pointed out the hypocrisy. It is not political, other than > albore > > > belongs to a political party. > > > > > > > > > > > > At 09:37 AM 12/1/2008, you wrote: > > > > > >> I am still waiting for input regarding a good business model for > > creating > > >> a > > >> 100 percent safe and effective municipal composting program solely for > > the > > >> region's restaurants and coffee shops. How this veered off into a > > >> political > > >> discussion is beyond me. > > >> > > >> On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 10:27 AM, John Robbins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > >> > > >> > You on banned lite yet? > > >> > > > >> > Rich Thomas wrote: > > >> > .... > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > _______________________________________ > > >> > http://www.okiebenz.com > > >> > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > > >> > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > >> > > > >> > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > >> > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > >> > > > >> _______________________________________ > > >> http://www.okiebenz.com > > >> For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > > >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > >> > > >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > >> http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > >> > > > > > > Loren Faeth > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
