Transcription of A Guide to Starting a Composting Program in Your School
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A Guide to Starting a Composting Program in your School Green Mountain Farm to School 2 Guide to School Composting This manual was funded through a grant from: Northeast Kingdom Waste Management District 31 Church Street, Lyndonville, VT 05851 And developed by: Green Mountain Farm to School . 194 Main Street, Suite 301, Newport, VT 05855 2010 3 Guide to School Composting Table of Contents WHY COMPOST? _____ 6 WHAT IS Composting ? _____ 6 THE BENEFITS OF Composting _____ 6 CLOSING THE LOOP: IMPLEMENTING Composting IN your School _____ 7 REGULATIONS & HEALTH CONCERNS _____ 8 REGULATIONS _____ 8 HEALTH AND SAFETY _____ 8 GETTING STARTED _____ 10 OFF SITE Composting _____ 13 SETTING UP your SYSTEM _____ 13 SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT _____ 13 PROCEDURES _____ 15 ANNUAL TIME LINE _____ 16 ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES _____ 19 STAFF AND COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS _____ 19 ON SITE Composting _____ 21 SETTING UP your SYSTEM _____ 21 SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT _____ 21 DAY TO DAY PROCEDURES _____ 23 ON-GOING PROCEDURES _____ 24 ANNUAL TIME LINE _____ 26 ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES _____ 29 STAFF AND COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS _____ 30 EVALUATION _____ 32 APPENDIX I: FAQ ABOUT Starting A COMPOST AT School _____ 35 APPENDIX II: SAMPLE FLYER _____ 37 APPENDIX III: RECORDING LOGS _____ 41 APPENDIX IV: COMPOST SIGNS_____ 45 APPENDIX V: COMPOST CONTACTS _____ 55 APPENDIX VI.
Along with saving landfill space, school composting programs have many benefits: Compost as a finished product enhances the soil and plant quality in school vegetable and flower gardens Providing educational opportunities that promote sustainable environmental practices Reducing the school’s cost of waste removal
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