PPT-Composting Recycling Food Scraps through Nature

Soul Food or Soil Food What on Earth is Soil 45 Minerals Sand silt clay 25 Water 25 Air 5 Organic matter Dead decaying plants animals and other organisms Topsoil Subsoil Bedrock. Making compost keeps these materials out of land64257lls where they take up precious space and release methane a greenhouse gas 21 times more potent than carbon dioxide emissions in the atmosphere It bene64257ts your yard Compost improves soil stru Overview of the Worm Project. Using a . worm bin . created and distributed by the NYC Compost Project, I will compost my kitchen scraps for more than . 3 months . indoors. . Using 1 pound of . red wiggler worms. Cary Oshins. USCC. Learning Objectives. Part 1) Understand the biology of the compost pile. Part 2) Learn the six factors used to control the composting process, the . KEY PROCESS VARIABLES. Why Biology?. provided by:. Peter Cooke. Manomet. . 3. 4. The average American wastes ten times as much food as someone in Southeast Asia and 50 percent more than an American living in the 1970s.      . Natural Resources Defense Council, August 2012. Food waste is collected in the school kitchen by the chef and cafeteria employees.. Food scraps are collected from students’ uneaten food in the cafeteria.. The rotting food. scraps are turned . into compost at the . Public Works Department. 1. Environmental Quality Commission. June 11, 2015. Background. Citywide 40% diversion goal by 2020. Resource Evaluation Study – 2014. Existing Mulching Operations. Pilot Food Scraps Composting Program – Implemented January 2015. Presented . by . Therese Marchetti. In the Beginning…. Construction. The Costs…. What We Accept…. Grass. Leaves. Cut flowers. Garden waste. Manure. Hay. Straw. Up to 1,000 tons of compostable material accepted each year.. Adapted from the FAD PReP/NAHEMS . Guidelines: Disposal (2012). Composting . USDA APHIS and CFSPH. FAD PReP/NAHEMS Guidelines: Disposal - Composting, Rendering, and Burial . Aerobic decomposition method. advice to get started!. 2. College of. Agriculture and . Natural Resources. What is compost?. Why start composting?. Pick a place. Build . y. our pile.. Active (hot) vs. passive (cool).. How do I use it?. Overview - NH’s Current Regulations and Practices Organics and Composting Melanie Doiron Pamela Hoyt-Denison NHDES Solid Waste Management Bureau B iodegradable material from plants & animals Includes, for example: -Site at LufaFarms Urban Rooftop GreenhouseMontreal QCCatherine ChurchCompost ManagerPlant Science Assistant atLufaFarms2008 50 of world population live in urban areas2050 Projected 70of world popul Want to know about tyres recycling? Here, Road Runner have shared a comprehensive guide for recycling of old tyres. Read more! Nancy Allred. UME Master Gardener, Anne Arundel County. What is Compost?. Compost is dark, crumbly, earthy-smelling material that results from the decomposition of leaves, kitchen scraps, and other organic materials. . Senteno. . Photo Credit: http://stormpoo.com/index.php?/about/. Overview. Environmental Benefits . . Research with the MODS. Savings!. Cost. Conclusion. Composting Toilet in the North Cascades, WA.