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Setting Up Food Waste
Composting for School Cafeterias
Meryl Brott, City of Cambridge Recycling Program Manager
[email protected] 617-349-4836
www.cambridgema.gov/recycle
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The Story of Composting in Cambridge…
•Home compost bins sales (1992)•Worm composting workshops (2004)•Commercial collection (2006)•Residential drop-off (2008)•School composting (2009)
City of Cambridge
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Lunch Waste Sort (2004)• 35 lbs per 100 students / day• Composting to come 1st• Replace Styrofoam 2nd because
biodegradables 3x the cost
Grant on Biodegradables (2005)
• List of buyers & quantities and issued RFP
• 2 vendors on state contract• Limited product selection
(small bowls, no spork kits)
Sprouts of Hope (2007)• Presented before the School Cmte• School Cmte asked School Dept to look into alternatives.
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Commercial composting in Cambridge.
Food waste collection service up to 6 days a week.
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Cambridge Public Schools
• 12 K-8 public schools in Cambridge and 1 high school. 6,100 students.
• Recycling programs in place
since 1990s.
• Styrofoam trays from lunchrooms are recycled locally through a Boston Public School program.
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STRIVE - Styrofoam Recycling
• Boston Public Schools vocational program in Brighton. •Contract for daily collection of Styrofoam from each school.
• Empty trays go into clear plastic bags in a stand.
• Cleaned and pelletized, shipped to local company.
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San Francisco Food to Flowers
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Food to Flowers
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Education
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Lunchroom Setup
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Operations
Process:• Trash is lighter, cleaner.• Liquids down the drain.• Contaminants removed.• Easy storage.• Pick-up once a week.
Materials:• Yellow compost barrel. • Slim jim for milk cartons.• Bucket for liquids. • Biodegradable bags.• Labels for containers.• Toters from the hauler.
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Results!
• 3 schools participating, 10 more to go• Averaging 15 – 20 lbs per 100 students /day• 18+ tons collected Mar 2009 – Mar 2011 • Community Enthusiasm & Pride• May 2010 Jane Goodall visits the King Open!
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Step by Step Lunchroom Composting Guide(At www.cambridgema.gov/recycle click on About Recycling,
then Schools, then Recycling Collection)
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Meryl Brott, City of Cambridge Recycling Program Manager
[email protected] 617-349-4836
www.cambridgema.gov/recycle