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Terra Informa - Season 9, Episode 23 - Pedal to Petal

Looking into the bicycle powered compost company "Pedal to Petal"

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Length: 0:29:09
Uploaded: 5 Feb, 2012

Recording Date: 5 Feb, 2012
Recording Location: CJSR News Dept., Edmonton, Alberta
Logsheet: none
Language: English
Topical for: 1 Week
Status: Complete, Ready to Air
Copyright: Creative Commons: Attribution-Noncommercial

Program Title: Terra Informa - Season 9, Episode 23 - Pedal to Petal
Description: If you're worried about the environmental footprint of the garbage you produce, Victoria may be the city for you. It's home to what's surely Canada's most environmentally friendly waste disposal service. Local company Pedal to Petal picks up residential and commercial food waste by bicycle and composts it for use in gardens. Today they tell us all about their service and how it works. We also talk to sociologist and author Dr. Michael Carolan about his new book, The Real Cost of Cheap Food.

Host(s): Matt Hirji
Featured Speakers/Guests: Trevor Van Hermet - Pedal to Petal; Michael Carolan - Author of The Real Cost of Cheap Food

Credits: Production: Michael Kinglsey McNicoll

Correspondents: Steve Andersen, Kathryn Lennon, Marcus Peterson, David Kaczan

Comments: Terra Informa can be reached by emailing terra@cjsr.com.

Topic:
News
Health > Food and Nutrition
Environment > Climate Change
Politics
Politics > Activism
Environment
Environment > Agriculture
Regional > Canada
Health
Regional > Canada > British Columbia
Environment > Pollution
Type: News Reports

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