Community Impact
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Byron-Bergen Elementary Commits to Composting Initiative
Byron-Bergen Elementary School launched its commitment to reducing food waste in landfills and producing clean soil for gardening and farming.
Connections: Is ditching plastic actually possible?
On Monday, July 17, 2023, guest host Jasmin Singer discusses if ditching plastic is actually possible with our Education Manager Abigael Rice and two other guests.
Spectrum News
Over 300 people stopped by our grand opening of the Brighton Store located on Monroe Ave! Watch the highlights from Spectrum News as we celebrate the final day of Earth Month 2023.
Environmental Innovation- Small Business Award
Seneca Park Zoo Society awards a small group of individuals, businesses, and non-profits to leaders in environmental stewardship. Impact Earth in honored to receive the small business award in 2023. CEO, Robert Putney, and Education Manager, Abigael Rice, are interviewed on our sustainability efforts.
Connections: Discussing the new California composting law
Our Operations Manager Emily Pacifico was a guest on Connections with Evan Dawson to discuss California’s new composting law and municipal composting in the Rochester area!
Spectrum News
Geneva looks for better ways to dispose of waste before Ontario County Landfill closes. Robert Putney of Impact Earth is featured discussing our role in Geneva’s waste assessment.
Connections: What you need to know about composting
Our CEO, Robert Putney, and Operations Manager, Emily Pacifico, and partner John Hicks (Organix Green Industries) were featured on Connections with Evan Dawson to discuss the City of Rochester’s new composting pilot program.
Maximum Impact
For their “Veg” issue, 585 Magazine stopped by to talk about composting and zero waste lifestyles.
Connections with Evan Dawson
Our CEO, Robert Putney, and Operations Manager, Emily Pacifico, were featured on Connections with Evan Dawson to discuss the state of food recycling initiatives and composting at the local level during a pandemic.
Rochester Business Connections
Our CEO Robert Putney (virtually) sat down with Ben from Balbert Marketing to talk all things Zero Waste on his podcast, Rochester Business Connections!
Composting in Kendall
Kendall NJHS makes a difference, one sandwich crust at a time. The Kendall National Junior Honor Society (NJHS) is spearheading a new composting program in 2021 in collaboration with Impact Earth.
Wasted Potential
Following our acquisition of Community Composting, City Newspaper stopped by to talk about composting in Western NY.
Spectrum News Feature
Following our acquisition of Community Composting, Spectrum News stopped by to talk about our expanding footprint, the acquisition, and our mission of diverting single-use packaging and other wastes from landfills.
Impact Earth Acquires Community Composting
Now servicing Monroe County and beyond.
COVID-19 Cleaning Protocol
As we navigate this global pandemic as a local community, Impact Earth has taken extra steps to protect the health and safety of our staff and community.
WROC
With many discussions around the plastic bag ban in NY, our co-founders Robert and Elizabeth were interviewed about zero waste alternatives on Channel 8 news.
RMSC 2020 STEM Awards
Impact Earth was awarded the 2020 STEM Catalyst Award in the Sustainability/Agriculture/Food Production category.
Connections with Evan Dawson
Our CEO and Co-Founder Robert recently appeared on Connections with Evan Dawson to talk about the importance of composting and how to get involved.
Monroe County Executive Press Release
Adam Bello recently visited Impact Earth’s facility in Brighton to announce his comprehensive plan to combat climate change and address sustainability.
For the Evolution of Business
Our co-founder Cassidy was on For the Evolution of Business, a local podcast!
Floated Magazine
Impact Earth was featured in the ninth issue of Floated Magazine, a local lifestyle magazine.