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Lafayette College Students Compost Food Waste - Reduce Landfill Waste




Lafayette College students have a program underway with the end goal of reducing by 1,000 lbs / day the amount of food scraps sent to landfill.  The composted food will be turned to compost and used in the college gardens.  Full cycle back to the kitchen !picture of earth tub

Currently at 250 lbs/ day the project needs final lab test apprLafayette Colege logooval for use in the gardens.

" ... two student groups ... received a $41,000 state grant to buy two commercial-sized Earth Tubs ... help break down the food into compost."

As this is being done on a large scale some special equipment homeowners might not need was required ... " ... two industrial-strength food pulpers that pulverize food remains ... " were needed. 



Via:  Morning Call LINK

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Posted by Green Dude on September 24, 2010 04:59 AM | |





Category: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle



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