What is Rescue Organic Refuse all About?

Preventing Organic Refuse from becoming Organic Waste. Now, what does that mean....

Organic* Refuse is a rare and precious commodity. Most organics consumers hold it in their hands every day, not knowing how to contribute it back into the Organic* Lifecycle. Organics consumers know the necessity of disposing of organic waste properly: organic waste being living matter, i.e., vegetables and other green waste diverted from landfills to non-organic* county composting facilities. Organic waste as opposed to Organic* Refuse seems like just a matter of semantics.

For the sake of our discussion, and the purposes of this blog, we will agree that “Organic Refuse” is living matter from organic food and organic products made from ingredients certified organic, i.e., non-GMO, no industrial insecticides/pesticides, fertilizers or herbicides. Once “Organic Refuse” is contaminated by non-certified organically grown matter, it becomes “Organic Waste”; it can no longer be reintroduced into the Organic* Lifecycle. Contaminated “Organic Waste” should be added to the Green Waste bin along with yard trimmings and pet fecal matter for disposal and composting by the county.

What if, while it is still “Organic Refuse” it can be rescued from contamination, collected, composted and reutilized in Organic* farming/planting? Sustained in the Organic Lifecycle. Unfortunately, most organics consumers lack the space, materials, apparatus and/or the time to perform the Organic Lifecycle process from cradle to grave. And if a small household does compost, there is often an excess of composted material which usually ends up in Green Waste bins; mixing the Organic compost with contaminated Green Waste: a loss of irreplaceable Organic Refuse.

Organic Refuse is a commodity far too precious to be left to hope or faith in big business and government regulators, who, when they do act, act unilaterally and broadly. It will take a concerted effort by determined individuals, partnering with active organizations, and conscientious businesses to realize an effective, local solution. Rescue Organic Refuse’s efforts focus on identifying and engaging active organizations; seeking out conscientious businesses; and reaching out to determined, caring, concerned individuals and families, to create and maintain an exemplary Organic* Lifecycle program. And you can be part.

* non-GMO, no industrial insecticides/pesticides, fertilizers or herbicides