Ashlyn Jefferson and Mary Ridingsworth– shared information on Composting
 
Ashlyn Jefferson and Mary Ridingsworth– shared information on Composting
Consists of greens (food scraps, vegetables, yard clippings) and brown (carbon – ie. Twigs, leaves, paper)
Did you know 67% of methane gas comes from landfills???
Composting reduces greenhouse gasses
Did you know we use 180 million tons of fertilizer per day?
Ashlyn starting pilot program at BEHS
Students to compost fruit/vegetables they don’t eat
Did you know students are required to take 2 fruits at every lunch – many of these get thrown out?
***Aims to educate – planning to meet with students at NEMS***