Professor and Course Name
Michelle Hirsh, Global Change Biology
Files
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Abstract
Our proposal describes two economically viable and efficient methods of reducing the amount of pre and post-consumer waste produced by the Sarah Lawrence community. Bates dining facility, the largest on-campus dining facility, produces roughly 35 lbs. of organic food waste every day. However, the installation of an easy-to-use composting mechanism, such as the A500 Rocket composter or the Ridan manual composter (both of which are distributed by NATH Sustainability Solutions), and/or the implementation of a larger-scale vermicomposting program, would divert at least 50% of Sarah Lawrence’s organic waste material from reaching landfills, lower campus-wide trash removal and fertilizer costs, and promote sustainability initiatives within the Sarah Lawrence community and surrounding community.
Publication Date
Spring 2016
Copyright
Copyright is held by the authors
Disciplines
Sustainability
Recommended Citation
Berg, Zoe; Dessauer, Leyana; and Fuentes, Jesse, "Composting at Sarah Lawrence College" (2016). Campus Environmental Sustainability Project. 6.
https://digitalcommons.slc.edu/undergrad_sustainproject/6