Hello Compost is a novel program incentivizes working-class communities to their eggshells and apple cores. [This project is an entrant in our Innovation By Design Awards. Stay tuned for the announcement of winners on October 10.] A city like New York, with a population of over 8 million, generates a gargantuan amount of landfill waste. Of that throwaway mess, about 35% is organic matter. And while the city plans to roll out a new composting program this fall--albeit, a voluntary one--New York’s recycling and composting rates have long trailed behind smaller cities, especially on the West Coast.Read Full Story