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What started as a goal to make the Baltimore Harbor healthy and safe for swimming by 2020 turned into a googly-eyed mascot for clean water and a social media fan base dumpster diving through harbor litter. In 2008, businesses at the Baltimore Harbor decided a clean harbor would make it a better place to work and visit. They reached out to the Baltimore-based Waterfront Partnership and set a goal to make the harbor safe for swimming and fishing by 2020. “When you have an aggressive deadline like that it forces you to get creative and try new things,” Adam Lindquist, director of the Waterfront Partnership’s Healthy Harbor Initiative, says. One of the biggest problems, Lindquist says, is the litter that flows from streets into storm drains and deposits into the harbor. To combat the accumulation of waste in the harbor, the partnership turned to Pasadena, Maryland-based Clearwater Mills, a company that had piloted a small “trash wheel,” a machine that collected waste and debris from the harb... (ltimore trash wheel cleans harbor, engages community)
Anyone looking to rent a dumpster in the Baltimore area should give WRS Dumpster Rental a call today by dialing 410-413-1280. About WRS Dumpster RentalWRS Dumpster Rental serves Southeastern Pennsylvania as well as areas in Delaware and Maryland. Those in commercial and residential areas who are seeking quality dumpsters at affordable prices, do not have to look any further than this company. They offer roll-off dumpsters that can be used for residential waste, organic material, construction debris, clean fill, and more.For more information, go to http://wrsdumpsterrental.com/.For more information on this press release visit: http://www.sbwire.com/press-releases/wrs-dumpster-rental-helps-making-moving-a-breeze-971365.htm... (Digital Journal)
Evan Lutz of Hungry Harvest.The co-founder and CEO of Hungry Harvest, Evan Lutz, spoke with WLRN’s Wilson Sayre from his office in Baltimore.Below is an edited excerpt of their conversation: WLRN: What is Hungry Harvest? What are y'all doing?LUTZ: We are a produce delivery service delivering produce right to consumers' doors right here in South Florida. The twist is we deliver produce that otherwise would have been thrown away because maybe an apple is too big or an eggplant has a funny nose to it or an orange has a little bit of green on the outside.In this country, we waste 20 million pounds of produce and I don't think that's right. So I started this produce delivery service about three and a half years ago, where we deliver produce and for every box we deliver to a customer, we also help somebody in need to eat healthy. [The company donates food to a local organization. In South Florida’s case it's Lotus House, a homeless shelter for women and children.]So is this produce that's just never picked or is it left on the ground of the fields? I mean how are you getting this stuff?We primarily get it directly from farmers. There are a few different variables that go into why we waste so much food in this country, one of which is aesthetic imperfections. We have grapefruits that have scarring on the outside. You open it up and it's perfectly beautiful. We've had broccoli that have had stems that are too long of they were cut to the wrong size. They were going to go to waste on a farm, so we picked them up and bought them and distributed them to our customers as well. I don't think that we should rule our society based on aesthetic imperfection and certainly not waste 20 billion pounds of produce based on what it looks like on the outside.How did you get involved with this business?It actually started as a school project. I got approached by a farmer who had a surplus of too much harvest that he couldn't sell. He approached me about selling it to ... (WLRN)
Baltimore."They are a choke point where everything comes through," he says, "and they have the opportunity to capture it like nobody else can."... (Miami New Times)
Maryland dorm room of former senior, and now CEO, Evan Lutz. Since being featured on “Shark Tank,” the company has successfully launched in Baltimore, Washington, D.C., and Philadelphia. Now, it hopes to plant roots in South Florida.“There is so much food waste in Florida, and with South Florida’s developing a health-conscious food scene we just thought that we can come here and rescue a lot of fresh produce and deliver it straight to peoples’ doors,” said Rosana Martinez, Hungry Harvest’s South Florida market manager.At the launch event, Hungry Harvest displayed an assortment of fresh produce they had just rescued, and gave out complementary boxes filled with them. They also worked with one of Wynwood Yard’s current residents, Della Test Kitchen, to give out free samples of bowls made with Hungry Harvest product.Hungry Harvest representatives helped guests pick their favorite fruits and vegetables to add to their complimentary box, just like they would when ordering the service online, and then assisted them in subscribing for future delivery.When subscribing to the service online, customers can choose from a range of different sized and priced packages called “harvests.” The smallest: the $17 Mini Harvest. Largest: the $50 Super Organic Harvest. The usual frequency of delivery is monthly, but customers can choose to order weekly or biweekly.“I subscribed today for delivery every other week,” said Sofia Tavitian, a new Hungry Harvest customer who just moved to Miami with her boyfriend. “Supermarkets here are expensive and this is cheaper and more convenient.”In addition to rescuing rejected fruits and vegetables and serving as a convenient grocery shopping alternative, Hungry Harvest also donates fresh produce to local organizations. The South Florida division has pledged to donate 1-3 pounds of fresh produce to Lotus House homeless shelter for every box that is purchased.Lotus House, founded by Sundari Foundation and based in Wynwood, is dedicated to improving the lives of homeless women and children. The shelter, which also welcomes the LGBTQ community, currently houses... (Miami Herald)
