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How to Compost.org - 0 views

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  • 1. Gather all grass clippings and green yard waste but be sure to mix with the "brown" materials like leaves and shredded paper to add carbon. You will need both, but if you only add grass clippings your pile will compact and start to stink. 2. Do not compost meats or pet droppings. Stick with food scraps and yard waste only. Read More... Make Use of Your Fall Leaves Composting allows decomposed materials to be reused as a nutritious supplement for your garden, lawn, and house plants. A variety of materials may be used for composting, including leaves, grass, weeds, and some kitchen scraps. Autumn settling in and the leaves filling your yard is a perfect time to begin composting. Read More... A New Recycling Strategy is Catching On Nantucket Island in Massachussettes is a leader in the Zero Waste movement, which (ideally) seeks to eliminate all waste being shipped to landfills. Recycling, reusing, and composting are just a few of the methods used to achieve that goal. Here is an informative article from the New York Times on how Nantucket has led the way in Zero Waste. Photo is credited to Nathaniel Brooks for the New York Times. Read More... What Do Worms Eat? What worms eat depends in part on where they live. Worms can live closer to the surface or much deeper underground. On the surface, worms eat a variety of organic materials, such as dead grass and leaves that have fallen from the trees. There are microscopic organisms that live on these leaves. These organisms provide the worm with a variety of algae, fungi and bacteria that are essential for the worm’s diet. Read More... 10 Tips for Making Better Compost Here are the top 10 ways we know of for making compost in less time and of better quality than ever before.Read More... Composting 101 - What Is Compost? Compost is simply decomposed organic material. The organic material can be plant material or animal matter. While composting may seem mysterious or complicated, it’s really a very simple and natural process that continuously occurs in nature, often without any assistance from mankind. If you’ve ever walked in the woods, you’ve experienced compost in its most natural setting. Both living plants and annual plants that die at the end of the season are consumed by animals of all sizes, from larger mammals, birds, and rodents to worms, insects, and microscopic organisms. The result of this natural cycle is compost, a combination of digested and undigested food that is left on the forest floor to create rich, usually soft, sweet-smelling soil. Read More... Other Articles you may have missed Crafty Compost As the snow begins to melt, washing away what is left of winter, avid bird watchers everywhere anticipate the arrival of spring and their feathered friends.&nbsp; In fact, bird watching has quickly transformed from a mere hobby into a way of life for millions of Americans.&nbsp; For these bird watchers installing birdhouses in the springtime has become as routine as hanging Christmas lights in December.&nbsp; These days, providing nesting accommodations for birds has become an ongoing effort to give back to nature what it has so bountifully given to us.&nbsp; This growing eco-friendly conscience has spurred on innovative ways to recycle, reuse, and reduce waste that might otherwise end up in the landfill.&nbsp; Read More... Composting Pumpkins Composting is an important way to recycle and can be done at home. It is an easy way to reduce the amount of household garbage by about one third. As well, it produces a valuable soil amendment for use in gardening and landscaping...Read More.... <td clas
    • Ben S
      Ben S on 26 Nov 12
       
      This is perfect for us to get an idea how we will plan this and the steps we will take with the gardening.
Ben S

How To: Keep Food Waste Out of the Garbage | RethinkRecycling.com - 0 views

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shared by Ben S on 19 Nov 12 - No Cached
  • Food-to-Livestock Food scraps are collected by local farms, processed to eliminate harmful bacterial and fed to livestock. Food-to-Animal Feed Manufacturers Food by-products and bakery goods are collected and processed to produce livestock feed products.
    • Hugh B
      Hugh B on 19 Nov 12
       
      This is and answer to question #9 because you can't give food scraps to people but you can give them to pigs and goats.
  • Use the calculators below to estimate your savings from food waste recycling:
    • Jonathan J
      Jonathan J on 19 Nov 12
       
      Guys here is another answer to the question.
  • It reflects well on your business, showing customers you care about the community.
    • Hugh B
      Hugh B on 19 Nov 12
       
      This answers question #12
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  • All food scraps can be composted, such as vegetables, meat, poultry, seafood, shellfish, bones, rice, beans, pasta, bakery items, cheese, coffee grounds, eggshells and more. All food-soiled paper can be composted too, including: Paper cups and plates Paper towels, placemats and napkins Milk and juice cartons Parchment Paper Paper bags Pizza boxes and other food containers Waxed cardboard boxes For a list of companies that offer Food and Food-Soiled Paper Composting services in the Twin Cities metro area. Case Study - Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Employees of this state agency have been recycling their food waste through food and food-soiled paper composting since 1999. The agency's 700 employees generate approximately 12 tons of compostable material every year.
    • Ben S
      Ben S on 20 Nov 12
       
      Think about pizza days, there are tons of pizza boxes that you can compost.
  • ISD 196 is the 4th largest school district in Minnesota and generates approximately 1400 tons of waste each year. The district diverted approximately 77% percent of their waste and saved 10% in waste disposal costs through a composting pilot project
Ben S

UN says a third of global food production is lost or wasted - May. 11, 2011 - 0 views

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  • 1.3 billion tons of food is lost or wasted every year
  • which amounts to roughly one third of all the food produced for human consumption.
    • Ben S
      Ben S on 19 Nov 12
       
      If you read this it is amazing how much food we waste. This could answer the new question, How much food is wasted each year?
Ben S

Green Schools Initiative : Food Waste in the Face of Hunger - 0 views

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  • Americans waste an astonishing 27% of our available food, contributing to the global food crisis, global warming from methane emissions, and profligate energy use. According to the US Dept. of Agriculture, saving just 5% of the wasted food could feed 4 million people per day!
    • Ben S
      Ben S on 19 Nov 12
       
      How can we use the food we do not eat to feed hungry people? Think about how many food PDS wastes and how many food the world wastes. Now think about how much people go to bed hungry in memphis. I looked in the trash can and just at the to of the trash can there was an unopened string cheese and and unopened cracker. That could make a great snack for a hungry child. There are hungry people five minetes away from PDS. If we diged down in one trash can I think it could feed a small family a meal. So PDS waste might be able to feed a small family. Also an apple could make a big impact on a family it could make an apple tree. I think that this could answer the question How can we use the food we do not eat to feed hungry people? We could tack action and do this.
Spencer K

Build a Compost Pile Basics - 0 views

www.mastercomposter.com/...bldapile.html

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  • Equipment Required The only required equipment is a shovel or pitchfork to turn or move the contents of the pile. Equipment you may use: shovel pitchfork compost bin(s) water hose axe, weedeater, mulching mower or other chopping instrument garden gloves wheelbarrow Equipment you may use if you are REALLY serious: aeration tool thermometer compost sifter
  • Prepare the Materials (Optional) Ensure you have both nitrogens (grass, manure) and carbons (leaves, dried hay) available, and shred those carbons that are more than 1-2" in size.
  • When is Compost Finished? The finished compost will take up only 25 - 40% of the space occupied by the original pile. When the individual materials can no longer be identified and the pile resembles dark rich soil, the compost is completed. It will smell sweet, woodsy, and earthy. It will crumble through your fingers. From beginning to end, the composting process can take from 6 weeks to 2 years. Hot composting times will be much less than cold composting. Factors noted in the instructions above will determine how long the process takes. Everything matters -- how often the pile is turned, what materials went into the pile, the condition of the materials, moisture, adequate air, presence of insulation around the pile, size of the pile, etc. If you add materials as you get them, instead of building batches of compost, you will find that after 6 months to two years, the inside and bottom if the pile, i.e., the matter you added first, has become compost. You may remove this from the bottom of the pile and use it. Return the rest of the materials to the bin or pile location to continue decomposing.
Spencer K

Food waste: a global tragedy → TASTE THE WASTE - 0 views

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  • What the food industry can do The food industry and farmers in developed countries are usually quite good in avoiding food losses and food waste. However, there will always be a degree of unavoidable food waste that cannot be prevented. That unavoidable food waste can be of a good use for biogas. More and more biogas plants are being developed in Europe – and one day the retailers and farmers will no longer need to send the food waste to landfill, but will send it to biogas plants. That, however, needs a solid infrastructure and financial support from the governments. The biogas industry also has a great potential of creating thousand of new jobs, which is quite valuable especially in the times of financial crisis.
    • Spencer K
      Spencer K on 19 Nov 12
       
      yes this can help the problem.
  • What consumers can do While the food waste in the developing countries is caused by post harvest food losses, food waste in the developed countries is mainly caused by retailers and consumers. As a consumer, you can do a great deal to fight food waste. By doing so, you can both contribute to lesser CO2 emissions and save your money – a win-win situation. First of all, you have to remember that as a consumer, you have a great power: you have the power over the retailers - they do not have the power over you. While most of the retailers want to force their customers to buy more food than they actually need, the consumers have the power to buy only what they actually need. Planning, shopping lists, cooking of leftovers, sharing food with neighbors are some examples of good tools against food waste. The most important is to buy only what you actually need – and use what you have bought.
    • Spencer K
      Spencer K on 19 Nov 12
       
      this is what we can do as a consumer
    • Jonathan J
      Jonathan J on 19 Nov 12
       
      was this from the vocabsushi paragraph, good job?!
Spencer K

Compost! Master Composter Home Composting - 1 views

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  • Spencer K on 19 Nov 12
     
    composting
Ben S

NYC Schools Cut Food Waste by Composting - Earth911.com - 1 views

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  • Plus, the group's members were instrumental in replacing environmentally harmful polystyrene trays with a compostable sugar cane-based substitute in the eight pilot schools, saving over 1,900 polystyrene trays from entering the waste stream.
    • Spencer K
      Spencer K on 12 Nov 12
       
      this is replacing trays in the lunch room
  • parents, in conjunction with the district's Green Schools Group, decided to pilot the four month program in eight schools, which taught
  • disposal habits.
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  • Teaching children healthy eating habits is one thing, but what about teaching them healthy disposal habits? Americans discarded nearly 34 million tons of food waste in 2010, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. When five New York City parents saw how much food waste was being hauled out of local schools and tossed into landfills, they decided to take matters into their own hands. Emily Fano, Pamela French, Lisa Maller, Jennifer Prescott and Laura Sametz began the District 3 Composting Pilot program this past February. The parents, in conjunction with the district's Green Schools Group, decided to pilot the four month program in eight schools, which taught the schools' 3,628 kids which foods they can compost and sought to educate administrators, teachers and food workers the importance of greening their disposal habits.
  • Teaching children healthy eating habits is one thing, but what about teaching them healthy disposal habits? Americans discarded nearly 34 million tons of food waste in 2010, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. When five New York City parents saw how much food waste was being hauled out of local schools and tossed into landfills, they decided to take matters into their own hands. Emily Fano, Pamela French, Lisa Maller, Jennifer Prescott and Laura Sametz began the District 3 Composting Pilot program this past February. The parents, in conjunction with the district's Green Schools Group, decided to pilot the four month program in eight schools, which taught the schools' 3,628 kids which foods they can compost and sought to educate administrators, teachers and food workers the importance of greening their disposal habits.
  • Teaching children healthy eating habits is one thing, but what about teaching them healthy disposal habits? Americans discarded nearly 34 million tons of food waste in 2010, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. When five New York City parents saw how much food waste was being hauled out of local schools and tossed into landfills, they decided to take matters into their own hands. Emily Fano, Pamela French, Lisa Maller, Jennifer Prescott and Laura Sametz began the District 3 Composting Pilot program this past February. The parents, in conjunction with the district's Green Schools Group, decided to pilot the four month program in eight schools, which taught the schools' 3,628 kids which foods they can compost and sought to educate administrators, teachers and food workers the importance of greening their disposal habits.
  • Teaching children healthy eating habits is one thing, but what about teaching them healthy disposal habits? Americans discarded nearly 34 million tons of food waste in 2010, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. When five New York City parents saw how much food waste was being hauled out of local schools and tossed into landfills, they decided to take matters into their own hands. Emily Fano, Pamela French, Lisa Maller, Jennifer Prescott and Laura Sametz began the District 3 Composting Pilot program this past February. The parents, in conjunction with the district's Green Schools Group, decided to pilot the four month program in eight schools, which taught the schools' 3,628 kids which foods they can compost and sought to educate administrators, teachers and food workers the importance of greening their disposal habits.
  • Teaching children healthy eating habits is one thing, but what about teaching them healthy disposal habits? Americans discarded nearly 34 million tons of food waste in 2010, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. When five New York City parents saw how much food waste was being hauled out of local schools and tossed into landfills, they decided to take matters into their own hands. Emily Fano, Pamela French, Lisa Maller, Jennifer Prescott and Laura Sametz began the District 3 Composting Pilot program this past February. The parents, in conjunction with the district's Green Schools Group, decided to pilot the four month program in eight schools, which taught the schools' 3,628 kids which foods they can compost and sought to educate administrators, teachers and food workers the importance of greening their disposal habits.
  • educate administrators, teachers and food workers the importance of greening their disposal habits.
  • Teaching children healthy eating habits is one thing, but what about teaching them healthy disposal habits? Americans discarded nearly 34 million tons of food waste in 2010, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. When five New York City parents saw how much food waste was being hauled out of local schools and tossed into landfills, they decided to take matters into their own hands. Emily Fano, Pamela French, Lisa Maller, Jennifer Prescott and Laura Sametz began the District 3 Composting Pilot program this past February. The parents, in conjunction with the district's Green Schools Group, decided to pilot the four month program in eight schools, which taught the schools' 3,628 kids which foods they can compost and sought to educate administrators, teachers and food workers the importance of greening their disposal habits.
  • Teaching children healthy eating habits is one thing, but what about teaching them healthy disposal habits? Americans discarded nearly 34 million tons of food waste in 2010, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. When five New York City parents saw how much food waste was being hauled out of local schools and tossed into landfills, they decided to take matters into their own hands. Emily Fano, Pamela French, Lisa Maller, Jennifer Prescott and Laura Sametz began the District 3 Composting Pilot program this past February. The parents, in conjunction with the district's Green Schools Group, decided to pilot the four month program in eight schools, which taught the schools' 3,628 kids which foods they can compost and sought to educate administrators, teachers and food workers the importance of greening their disposal habits.
  • Teaching children healthy eating habits is one thing, but what about teaching them healthy disposal habits? Americans discarded nearly 34 million tons of food waste in 2010, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. When five New York City parents saw how much food waste was being hauled out of local schools and tossed into landfills, they decided to take matters into their own hands. Emily Fano, Pamela French, Lisa Maller, Jennifer Prescott and Laura Sametz began the District 3 Composting Pilot program this past February. The parents, in conjunction with the district's Green Schools Group, decided to pilot the four month program in eight schools, which taught the schools' 3,628 kids which foods they can compost and sought to educate administrators, teachers and food workers the importance of greening their disposal habits.
  • Teaching children healthy eating habits is one thing, but what about teaching them healthy disposal habits? Americans discarded nearly 34 million tons of food waste in 2010, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. When five New York City parents saw how much food waste was being hauled out of local schools and tossed into landfills, they decided to take matters into their own hands. Emily Fano, Pamela French, Lisa Maller, Jennifer Prescott and Laura Sametz began the District 3 Composting Pilot program this past February. The parents, in conjunction with the district's Green Schools Group, decided to pilot the four month program in eight schools, which taught the schools' 3,628 kids which foods they can compost and sought to educate administrators, teachers and food workers the importance of greening their disposal habits.
  • Teaching children healthy eating habits is one thing, but what about teaching them healthy disposal habits? Americans discarded nearly 34 million tons of food waste in 2010, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. When five New York City parents saw how much food waste was being hauled out of local schools and tossed into landfills, they decided to take matters into their own hands. Emily Fano, Pamela French, Lisa Maller, Jennifer Prescott and Laura Sametz began the District 3 Composting Pilot program this past February. The parents, in conjunction with the district's Green Schools Group, decided to pilot the four month program in eight schools, which taught the schools' 3,628 kids which foods they can compost and sought to educate administrators, teachers and food workers the importance of greening their disposal habits.
  • Teaching children healthy eating habits is one thing, but what about teaching them healthy disposal habits? Americans discarded nearly 34 million tons of food waste in 2010, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. When five New York City parents saw how much food waste was being hauled out of local schools and tossed into landfills, they decided to take matters into their own hands. Emily Fano, Pamela French, Lisa Maller, Jennifer Prescott and Laura Sametz began the District 3 Composting Pilot program this past February. The parents, in conjunction with the district's Green Schools Group, decided to pilot the four month program in eight schools, which taught the schools' 3,628 kids which foods they can compost and sought to educate administrators, teachers and food workers the importance of greening their disposal habits.
  • Teaching children healthy eating habits is one thing, but what about teaching them healthy disposal habits? Americans discarded nearly 34 million tons of food waste in 2010, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. When five New York City parents saw how much food waste was being hauled out of local schools and tossed into landfills, they decided to take matters into their own hands. Emily Fano, Pamela French, Lisa Maller, Jennifer Prescott and Laura Sametz began the District 3 Composting Pilot program this past February. The parents, in conjunction with the district's Green Schools Group, decided to pilot the four month program in eight schools, which taught the schools' 3,628 kids which foods they can compost and sought to educate administrators, teachers and food workers the importance of greening their disposal habits.
  • Teaching children healthy eating habits is one thing, but what about teaching them healthy disposal habits? Americans discarded nearly 34 million tons of food waste in 2010, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. When five New York City parents saw how much food waste was being hauled out of local schools and tossed into landfills, they decided to take matters into their own hands. Emily Fano, Pamela French, Lisa Maller, Jennifer Prescott and Laura Sametz began the District 3 Composting Pilot program this past February. The parents, in conjunction with the district's Green Schools Group, decided to pilot the four month program in eight schools, which taught the schools' 3,628 kids which foods they can compost and sought to educate administrators, teachers and food workers the importance of greening their disposal habits.
  • Teaching children healthy eating habits is one thing, but what about teaching them healthy disposal habits? Americans discarded nearly 34 million tons of food waste in 2010, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. When five New York City parents saw how much food waste was being hauled out of local schools and tossed into landfills, they decided to take matters into their own hands. Emily Fano, Pamela French, Lisa Maller, Jennifer Prescott and Laura Sametz began the District 3 Composting Pilot program this past February. The parents, in conjunction with the district's Green Schools Group, decided to pilot the four month program in eight schools, which taught the schools' 3,628 kids which foods they can compost and sought to educate administrators, teachers and food workers the importance of greening their disposal habits.
  • Teaching children healthy eating habits is one thing, but what about teaching them healthy disposal habits? Americans discarded nearly 34 million tons of food waste in 2010, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. When five New York City parents saw how much food waste was being hauled out of local schools and tossed into landfills, they decided to take matters into their own hands. Emily Fano, Pamela French, Lisa Maller, Jennifer Prescott and Laura Sametz began the District 3 Composting Pilot program this past February. The parents, in conjunction with the district's Green Schools Group, decided to pilot the four month program in eight schools, which taught the schools' 3,628 kids which foods they can compost and sought to educate administrators, teachers and food workers the importance of greening their disposal habits.
  • Teaching children healthy eating habits is one thing, but what about teaching them healthy disposal habits? Americans discarded nearly 34 million tons of food waste in 2010, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. When five New York City parents saw how much food waste was being hauled out of local schools and tossed into landfills, they decided to take matters into their own hands. Emily Fano, Pamela French, Lisa Maller, Jennifer Prescott and Laura Sametz began the District 3 Composting Pilot program this past February. The parents, in conjunction with the district's Green Schools Group, decided to pilot the four month program in eight schools, which taught the schools' 3,628 kids which foods they can compost and sought to educate administrators, teachers and food workers the importance of greening their disposal habits.
  • Teaching children healthy eating habits is one thing, but what about teaching them healthy disposal habits? Americans discarded nearly 34 million tons of food waste in 2010, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. When five New York City parents saw how much food waste was being hauled out of local schools and tossed into landfills, they decided to take matters into their own hands. Emily Fano, Pamela French, Lisa Maller, Jennifer Prescott and Laura Sametz began the District 3 Composting Pilot program this past February. The parents, in conjunction with the district's Green Schools Group, decided to pilot the four month program in eight schools, which taught the schools' 3,628 kids which foods they can compost and sought to educate administrators, teachers and food workers the importance of greening their disposal habits.
  • Teaching children healthy eating habits is one thing, but what about teaching them healthy disposal habits? Americans discarded nearly 34 million tons of food waste in 2010, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. When five New York City parents saw how much food waste was being hauled out of local schools and tossed into landfills, they decided to take matters into their own hands. Emily Fano, Pamela French, Lisa Maller, Jennifer Prescott and Laura Sametz began the District 3 Composting Pilot program this past February. The parents, in conjunction with the district's Green Schools Group, decided to pilot the four month program in eight schools, which taught the schools' 3,628 kids which foods they can compost and sought to educate administrators, teachers and food workers the importance of greening their disposal habits.
  • Teaching children healthy eating habits is one thing, but what about teaching them healthy disposal habits? Americans discarded nearly 34 million tons of food waste in 2010, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. When five New York City parents saw how much food waste was being hauled out of local schools and tossed into landfills, they decided to take matters into their own hands. Emily Fano, Pamela French, Lisa Maller, Jennifer Prescott and Laura Sametz began the District 3 Composting Pilot program this past February. The parents, in conjunction with the district's Green Schools Group, decided to pilot the four month program in eight schools, which taught the schools' 3,628 kids which foods they can compost and sought to educate administrators, teachers and food workers the importance of greening their disposal habits.
  • Teaching children healthy eating habits is one thing, but what about teaching them healthy disposal habits? Americans discarded nearly 34 million tons of food waste in 2010, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. When five New York City parents saw how much food waste was being hauled out of local schools and tossed into landfills, they decided to take matters into their own hands. Emily Fano, Pamela French, Lisa Maller, Jennifer Prescott and Laura Sametz began the District 3 Composting Pilot program this past February. The parents, in conjunction with the district's Green Schools Group, decided to pilot the four month program in eight schools, which taught the schools' 3,628 kids which foods they can compost and sought to educate administrators, teachers and food workers the importance of greening their disposal habits.
  • Teaching children healthy eating habits is one thing, but what about teaching them healthy disposal habits? Americans discarded nearly 34 million tons of food waste in 2010, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. When five New York City parents saw how much food waste was being hauled out of local schools and tossed into landfills, they decided to take matters into their own hands. Emily Fano, Pamela French, Lisa Maller, Jennifer Prescott and Laura Sametz began the District 3 Composting Pilot program this past February. The parents, in conjunction with the district's Green Schools Group, decided to pilot the four month program in eight schools, which taught the schools' 3,628 kids which foods they can compost and sought to educate administrators, teachers and food workers the importance of greening their disposal habits.
  • Teaching children healthy eating habits is one thing, but what about teaching them healthy disposal habits? Americans discarded nearly 34 million tons of food waste in 2010, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. When five New York City parents saw how much food waste was being hauled out of local schools and tossed into landfills, they decided to take matters into their own hands. Emily Fano, Pamela French, Lisa Maller, Jennifer Prescott and Laura Sametz began the District 3 Composting Pilot program this past February. The parents, in conjunction with the district's Green Schools Group, decided to pilot the four month program in eight schools, which taught the schools' 3,628 kids which foods they can compost and sought to educate administrators, teachers and food workers the importance of greening their disposal habits.
  • Teaching children healthy eating habits is one thing, but what about teaching them healthy disposal habits? Americans discarded nearly 34 million tons of food waste in 2010, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. When five New York City parents saw how much food waste was being hauled out of local schools and tossed into landfills, they decided to take matters into their own hands. Emily Fano, Pamela French, Lisa Maller, Jennifer Prescott and Laura Sametz began the District 3 Composting Pilot program this past February. The parents, in conjunction with the district's Green Schools Group, decided to pilot the four month program in eight schools, which taught the schools' 3,628 kids which foods they can compost and sought to educate administrators, teachers and food workers the importance of greening their disposal habits.
  • Teaching children healthy eating habits is one thing, but what about teaching them healthy disposal habits? Americans discarded nearly 34 million tons of food waste in 2010, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. When five New York City parents saw how much food waste was being hauled out of local schools and tossed into landfills, they decided to take matters into their own hands. Emily Fano, Pamela French, Lisa Maller, Jennifer Prescott and Laura Sametz began the District 3 Composting Pilot program this past February. The parents, in conjunction with the district's Green Schools Group, decided to pilot the four month program in eight schools, which taught the schools' 3,628 kids which foods they can compost and sought to educate administrators, teachers and food workers the importance of greening their disposal habits.
Jonathan J

Studying School Food Waste - 2 views

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  • Overall, almost 80 percent of the school waste could be diverted from landfill. So in addition to working on reducing school waste–food and otherwise–it’s vital that schools have both recycling and composting programs. Especially in light of the finding that 47 percent of schools waste could be composted.
    • Jonathan J
      Jonathan J on 19 Nov 12
       
      This might be a question and answer to the school food waste. Maybe we can do a food drive or fun raiser to donate the food we buy with the money for homless people
  • Ben S on 12 Nov 12
     
    "Overall, almost 80 percent of the school waste could be diverted from landfill. So in addition to working on reducing school waste-food and otherwise-it's vital that schools have both recycling and composting programs. Especially in light of the finding that 47 percent of schools waste could be composted. "
  • Jonathan J on 19 Nov 12
     
    "Overall, almost 80 percent of the school waste could be diverted from landfill. So in addition to working on reducing school waste-food and otherwise-it's vital that schools have both recycling and composting programs. Especially in light of the finding that 47 percent of schools waste could be composted. "
kim trefz

VoiceThread Reflections - 2 views

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Jonathan J

Recycle now - Can I recycle food waste? - 0 views

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shared by Jonathan J on 13 Nov 12 - No Cached
  • These collections will allow you to recycle your cooked&nbsp;and raw food scraps which will then go off to be commercially composted at a local facility.&nbsp;This compost is then used in agriculture, landscaping and horticulture. Further information on this process is available
    • Jonathan J
      Jonathan J on 13 Nov 12
       
      guys how can we make it were we can recycle food waste.
Hugh B

School and University Food Waste Recycling Solution | Food Cycle Science - 0 views

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  • The Food Cycler sterilizes and deodorizes food waste, reducing its volume by as much as 93%. The rest is recycled into an eco-friendly biomass that can be reused as a soil amendment, either on your school’s own grounds or sold for use elsewhere. In addition, the money saved on hauling all that waste to the landfill will eventually more than make up for the initial equipment investment in the Food Cycler.
    • Hugh B
      Hugh B on 12 Nov 12
       
      This is a solution for the extra food that we have. This is a solution to question #4.
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