EACH MONTH WE FEATURE A GREEN CHAMPION WHO IS MAKING STRIDES IN THE GREEN COMMUNITY
FEMALE-OWNED GREEN BUSINESSES
FIGHTING FOR A MORE SUSTAINABLE ARIZONA BY MARIA LOPEZ
A
ll across the country, you can often turn to women leading the charge against climate change: Greta Thunberg with youth, Wu Changhua in business, and Sunita Narain in advocacy. In Arizona, you can turn to three who are moving mountains in their own right. More importantly, you should support them with your dollars to keep this strong community of environmental leaders growing. www.localfirstaz.com/greenbusiness
Northern Arizona: Flagstaff
Cara Corbin, Owner
Corbin Composting www.corbincompost.com, 479.871.3999
We do the usual: recycle, reuse and reduce our use of plastics, but are you doing the same for food? In the Flagstaff area, Cara Corbin has been advocating for a greener lifestyle through her work with the City of Flagstaff’s Sustainability team. Now, she is getting her hands even dirtier with her new composting business. Corbin Composting offers an alternative to the landfill for residents of Flagstaff and local restaurants and food businesses that are conscious of where their waste goes. The composting process turns veggie leftovers, coffee grinds, eggshells, and other organic matter into a soil that provides great nutrients for gardens and landscapes. It is also one of the best ways to reduce our individual eco-footprint as organic matter that gets sent to a landfill creates methane, a very harmful greenhouse gas. Corbin does the heavy lifting for you by providing pick-up service from homes and businesses, so you can do your environmental good deeds easily and with peace of mind.
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greenliving | May 2020
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