The DC Department of Energy & Environment awarded a grant to Loop Closing to develop and implement actions for Wards 7 and 8 residents to live their values aligned with Sustainable DC 2.0 Plan goals. We are partnering with Recycle Leaders and Soilful and many others. T...
Are you an aspiring leader looking for a way to make a difference in your community? Starting July 20, Recycle Leaders, Loop Closing, and Soilful has partnered together to carry out an 8-week research course. Great for those who want to build leadership and research sk...
The Plant Based Products Council and U.S Composting Council combined efforts to provide a better understanding of the safety of composting and the coronavirus.
Learn more about Loop Closing and how we executed our operations and lessons learned along the way. Check out this third installment of this three part series by BioCycle, were we take a deeper dive on the processes, goals for growth, and what to expect next.
The USDA will make $900k available for municipalities to develop and test community based solutions to compost and reduce food waste. On-site composting distributed through a community can be a solution that provides the needed capacity with less cost and more local sk...
Want to learn more about the business side of our “hands in the dirt” organization? Check out this second installment of “Lessons in Community Composting.” We talk about how Loop Closing got started, but also how we are changing to adapt to the needs of our community....
Adding another tool to our “Life Kits” has been a welcomed distraction during these uncertain times. Many people are focusing on eating local, with Community Support Agriculture (CSA’s) on the rise throughout the country. But what about the end of the cycle for food wa...
The next installment of The Sustainable Food Lecture Series at University of Maryland is virtual! Join us tomorrow, May 5th, for "Boots on the Ground: Stories from Military Veteran Farmers" from 6:00-7:30. Loop Closing founder, Jeffrey Neal, will be included on the pan...
Led by ILSR, Loop Closing helped train DC Department of Public Works staff on different aspects of composting as they gear up to support the new Residential Composting Incentives Amendment. It provides a subsidy to residents who start composting at home and free traini...
As part of the fourth annual DC Food Recovery Week, the Sierra Club will be hosting a forum on Residential Composting where you can learn how to bring composting to multi-family residences (apartment, condos, and co-ops).
The forum will feature composting service provid...
