All tagged Dirt Hugger

Compost proves profitable as Dirt Hugger grows green business

Compost proves profitable as Dirt Hugger grows green business

Tom Peterson
Business, Environment, Education, Home Page, The Dalles, Wasco County, Klickitat County, Hood River County

Just a fledgling business some 12 years ago, Dirt Hugger now boasts 32 employees, a retail and industrial site, and it is pulling 55,000 tons of green waste from local landfills, providing major reductions in the greenhouse gas emissions through a reduction in methane in the Gorge. If you’re not buying their products, maybe, you should be.

Dirt Hugger Deal Adds Storage Employees, Eliminates Methane

Dirt Hugger Deal Adds Storage Employees, Eliminates Methane

Tom Peterson
Business, Environment, Home Page, Klickitat County

Dirth Hugger composting has expanded again. And they’re not gassing us. They are actually eliminating 55,000 tons of green waste from being dumped at local landfills. If not diverted, that much tonnage could produce massive amounts of methane, a significant contributor to greenhouse gasses. Methane is 25 times more potent than carbon dioxide, according to the EPA.