http://www.ecnowtech.com Tue, 24 Aug 2010 01:02:28 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en   1.       Keep vermin that attract snakes out of your pile.  2.       Keep meat scraps out of your pile. 3.       Keep oils out of your pile.  4.       Keep the odor down. 5.       Keep the right mixture of nitrogen rich and carbon rich materials.  (Keeps the odor down.) 6.       Use an above ground composter.  (When ... http://www.ecnowtech.com/2010/08/saturday-customer-request-top-10-tricks-to-keep-snakes-out-of-your-compost-pile/ We just made our first video in a series to educate our customers about bioplastics. Check out the video and let us know what you think. http://www.ecnowtech.com/2010/07/bio-plastics-101-w-dr-nash-the-eliminator-of-trash/ From an article: Green more than a buzzword for San Diego’s restaurant industry Read more: http://www.sdnn.com/sandiego/2010-01-19/environment/green-more-than-a-buzzword-for-san-diegos-restaurant-industry#ixzz0reCX4bBH Today’s purse strings may be tighter, but folks still dine out regularly. The key is where they’re dining. According to the National Restaurant Association, 62 percent of consumers are more likely to spend their dollars in ... http://www.ecnowtech.com/2010/06/what-does-going-green-do-for-a-business/ Today I had a customer and friend contact me to have some custom Land Ark stain color matched for a project he was working on. After mixing all natural pigments (no toxic metals or chemicals) in with the base wood treamant oil (made from sunflower oil, tung oil and ... http://www.ecnowtech.com/2010/06/natural-products-make-for-a-lot-of-fun/ This week EcNow Tech started up our first production run of locally produced tasting spoons for a local restaurant. This component was chosen as a good manufacturing start-up component and is needed to replace a product which is a great example of extreme waste. Check out the ... http://www.ecnowtech.com/2010/05/manufacturing-start-up/ A few weeks ago a local high school senior stopped into the Earth Smart Store and wanted to discuss how we could work together to improve the rate of composting in the community and reduce waste. We agreed that a study was in order to gather data to begin ... http://www.ecnowtech.com/2010/05/ecnow-and-local-high-school-team-up/ Oregon Manufacturing Goes Green and Stays Local EcNow Tech announces the start of local manufacturing of environmentally friendly compostable products in Corvallis, Oregon. Plant based polymers sourced in the U.S. are formed by EcNow Tech into useful products (food service and other) and provided to area restaurants and ... http://www.ecnowtech.com/2010/04/ecnow-tech-press-release-local-manufacturing-green-manufacturing/ http://www.ecnowtech.com/2010/04/earth-day-special-come-see-all-our-green-products/ Clear Tip of the Week http://campaign.constantcontact.com/render?v=001907B4yRClb82fN8M5HbLRtdXFQnH2SIrNryR9er37gMXu-WTiZpdxdYl-jAil_Wpw8hc0iyJtkpgPAhPPju7ubfo5NYgavfT8llTXxSHwDsx-KFEsjiUADn6M6YyIZwNu0YxQSZOE-0%3D from A Clear Place Getting rid of stuff that no longer serves a purpose is only one part of having a clear place. Another, equally important part, is being mindful about your purchases. I love finding fun and useful items that are eco friendly and ... http://www.ecnowtech.com/2010/04/article-from-clear-tip-of-the-week/ EcNow Tech was honored to be a part of the sustainability town hall on March 10, 2010. All the food service products were donated by EcNow Tech and commposted ensuring that the event was a zero waste event. By coincidence I ran into a reporter as I placed ... http://www.ecnowtech.com/2010/03/corvallis-sustainability-town-hall-zero-waste-event/