Headquarters for the Hearst Corporation in Manhattan already got a 46-story, gold rated L.E.E.D. facelift in the form of Hearst Tower two years ago. But this week, in an ongoing quest towards zero-waste, Hearst announced that the Tower will now compost all food waste from its kitchens.

Big deal? Yes, actually - in a test run of collecting food waste from the Tower’s cafeteria, Café 57, and the executive dining room, the building diverted 23 tons of waste in just one month by composting.

Yes, I just did some math too, and it is totally horrifying that one building could produce 276 tons of food waste in one year. And there's no telling where any of that food was trucked in from in the first place.

But at least at the Tower food wastes will be composted to make new organic material, instead of truly being wasted in a landfill. Overall, Hearst's headquarters has set the bar high with their recycling programs, responsibly re-cradling everything from aluminum, paper and plastic to electronics equipment and eggshells.

Hopefully, the system and example that Hearst Tower has set up with Sprint Recycling in New York will pave the way for other office buildings to get on board with a more complete recycling program - one that recognizes the resource potential of all wastes.

Via Greener Buildings and Hearst Corporation

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Doesn't Matter - Do your research   | 75.87.100.xxx | 2008-04-25 00:06:01 why suck up to hearst corp when their subsidiary Hearst-Argyle who owns KMBC-tv in kansas city missouri doesn't even have a basic recycling program. And they are a tv market in the 30th largest market. It's obvious that the commitment to "green" is only at the corporate level. Hearst should not be given the credit for setting any kind of example. Quote 1   1

Heather M - Should All Corporate "Green"     | 216.161.221.xxx | 2008-04-25 17:49:24 The post is meant only to highlight the fact that a massive urban New York building has figured out how to neatly compost 95% of its food waste. Although we are unfond of corporate greenwashing, it shouldn't matter whose building it is here - the system developed at the Tower (whether by Hearst or Seventh Generation) will be recycling nearly 300 tons of food a year, and may pave the way for other cooperations with recycling and waste disposal groups. Quote 1   1

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