Kirk Kunihiro turned getting into music festivals for free by volunteering on the green team into a career. He now runs Long Beach Community Compost with Celeste Mendez, who unfortunately could not join us for the interview. We chat about the ins and outs of composting in city like Long Beach, his pals the Trash Pirates, and just *what* a job in waste management entails. He also left us with an excellent trash-themed playlist that I would recommend to anyone next time they find themselves rifling through the contents of a dumpster.

Music: 

• Team Leader by Mike Gutterman, Electronic Music For Productions Volume 4
• The LBCC Song by Moon Mandel, Luke Dunn, & Trankwil

resources to check out:

• Green Mary
• ReCREATE Waste Collaborative
• Long Beach Fresh article on the founding of Long Beach Community Compost
• Trash Pirates & WasteNaught Events
  • WasteNaught Events Official Website
  • Trash Pirates Facebook Page
  • New York Times feature on the Trash Pirates
• California Alliance for Community Composting