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  Composting is the natural way of recycling your food or biodegradable packaging. Although recycling may be something most of us do daily, composting is far less common. However, composting is a great way to fertilize crops, making it very beneficial for the environment.  What is the Process of Composting? Composting uses scraps of your food (i.e., orange peels, coffee grounds, eggshells) or packaging (paper, cardboard) and using these scraps to fertilize the soil. Instead of throwing out these scraps, you can save them and use them for a garden. This promotes growth in your garden and keeps you from creating more waste that is being thrown into our landfills.  What Can I Compost? These items are good to compost: Vegetable scraps  Fruit scraps (avocado skins, banana peels, etc.) Coffee grounds Cardboard Paper It’s important to know which food items are compostable to avoid causing any harm to your plants or garden.  Avoid composting these items:  Meat scraps (fish, poultry) Fats  Dair

  At Zume Inc., all employees are valued equally, from executives to our technicians who keep us going. Everyone at Zume has a necessary and high level of important job to fill, and we don’t take that lightly. Our employees are a representation of our company and who we inspire to be every day.  Ethics Doing the right thing is a short sentence with a lot of power. As a sustainable company , it’s not always easy to implement the right decisions, but it’s always a priority. Our team recognizes the importance of choosing the ethical way, no matter which aspect of the company we are developing. Even if making the right decision requires more effort to be made, our employees know that it’s always worth it. Team As a team, we take great pride in respecting one another and continuously learning from our coworkers. We understand that a healthy work environment will reflect the company and its success. Each person will have a voice, and each employee is expected to listen.  Implementing the Bes

  The short answer is yes! You may have wondered before, does a packaging product labeled as "biodegradable" actually decompose? It's awesome to say that manufacturing technology has progressed and made products 100% biodegradable, essentially questioning the use of plastic in our society today.  Plastic Use As plastic use has been a normal source of packaging for decades, it's often hard for individuals and businesses to make the switch to biodegradable products. Food packaging especially is a common source of everyday plastic waste that so many don't think twice about. However, plastic does not decompose in landfills and has extremely harsh effects on the environment as a whole.  We Can Eliminate Plastic  Although plastic has been in our lives for years, everyone can make changes in their everyday routine to cut out plastic use. Habits often start at home, so be sure to inform your family and friends about the dangers of plastic. Introducing biodegradable produc