Got any plans for the evening of Tuesday, January 12?

Yeah, we know, it's Cleveland in the winter, plus a surging pandemic. So, looks like another night of Netflix...

What if you could come together with your neighbors, hang out for a bit and maybe even learn about something that could benefit us all?

Sustainable Edgewater is inviting you to do just that!

Daniel Brown of Rust Belt Riders will join the Edgewater neighborhood on January 12 at 7:30PM via Zoom to share the joys of food waste composting. Ok, "joys" might be a bit of an oversell, but a less stinky kitchen trash can has certainly brought a degree of joy to the lives of those using RBR's services.

If you like to garden you'll want to hear about the circular economy RBR has created, resulting in access to some of the finest soil Suzanne and Andrea have planted with.

If you have a New Year's resolution to live a bit more sustainably in 2021, food waste composting is an easy way to accomplish that, plus the whole family can be involved!

Fun Fact: Did you know a typical home can divert approximately 500 lbs of food waste from the landfill each year?

Beets growing in RBR's Tilth Soil

FYI, we've asked Daniel to respond to the below, as well as answer any questions you have:

• What is Rust Belt Riders and who's behind it?
• What is food waste composting and why do you think it's important?
• How much of a difference can composting food waste really make?
• How hard is composting my food waste? What special stuff do I need?
• What kinds of waste do you accept for composting? What weird, unexpected things can I compost through RBR?
• Can't I just compost food at home in my backyard?
• What do you do with all of the compost you create?
• What other kinds of services does RBR offer?

If you have questions you'd like added to the above, you can ask them that evening or email them to Andrea at [email protected] by January 10.

Our plan is to keep the evening light, conversational and engaging and you should expect it to wrap up around 8:30PM. Hope to see you there!

If you'd like an event reminder emailed to you on January 11, with a copy of the zoom link to the event, RSVP to Andrea at [email protected].

Couldn’t make the event? View the recording by clicking the below link (please note video may take a few seconds to load)