Student Sustainability Program Green Cup Challenge #3

HBSUSTAINABILITY Composting at the Grille A recent waste audit found: 66% of the trash thrown away in Spangler could have been composted Only 5% of total trash was actually trash

HBSUSTAINABILITY What You Can Do The Grille has recently added composting When clearing your plate in the Grille, separate out composting into the new composting bins

HBSUSTAINABILITY Benefits of Composting Reduces or eliminates the need for chemical fertilizers Prevents contamination of the groundwater at landfills by reducing creation of methane gas and leachates Generates high-nutrient organic material that can be used to improve soil quality and can be sold as a marketable commodity Diverts organic materials from landfills extending their life

HBSUSTAINABILITY What Can Be Composted

HBSUSTAINABILITY What Can Be Recycled

HBSUSTAINABILITY What Can NOT be Composted OR Recycled StyrofoamPlastic BagsPlastic Silverware

HBSUSTAINABILITY Question 1: Define compost. ????

HBSUSTAINABILITY Question 2: Identify if you should recycle, compost or throw away each of the following items NapkinsStyrofoamWooden Stirrer

HBSUSTAINABILITY Question 3: Identify if you should recycle, compost or throw away each of the following items Plastic Cup with Greenware Symbol Plastic Solo Cup Empty Yogurt Containers

HBSUSTAINABILITY Question 4: Identify if you should recycle, compost or throw away each of the following items Paper Coffee Cup Paper Towel / Toilet Paper Roll Empty Yogurt Containers

HBSUSTAINABILITY Question 5: Identify if you should recycle, compost or throw away each of the following items Plastic Bags Clam Shell Plastic Silverware

HBSUSTAINABILITY Question 6: Name 3 of the Benefits of Composting ????

HBSUSTAINABILITY Question 7: In the last waste audit, what percentage of trash in Spangler was actually trash? ????

HBSUSTAINABILITY Question 8: What is the average amount of waste generated by each person in America per day? ????

HBSUSTAINABILITY Question 9: What are the starting materials for composting commonly called? ????

HBSUSTAINABILITY Question 10: What is the most abundant element in compost? ????

HBSUSTAINABILITY Question 11: What percentage of the food waste generated by Americans in 2008 was actually composted? ????

HBSUSTAINABILITY Question 12: What is the most expensive state to dump trash? ????

HBSUSTAINABILITY Question 13: What does MSW stand for, in the compost context? ????

HBSUSTAINABILITY Question 14: What happens when you try to compost plastic? ????

HBSUSTAINABILITY Question 15: Name two activities you can do at Spangler to reduce waste and help the compost campaign. ????