I have not written any blog posts in a while since there
have not been any major updates lately; so here are a few that have accumulated
over the past two weeks.
Firstly, composting within the city limits of Ripon can only
occur on residential properties, according to the current city ordinance. This
is an obstacle to allowing us to compost here on the college campus, but the
situation is being addressed. Hopefully there can be some modification to the
current ordinance or we can get an exception to begin composting here in the
near future. Stay tuned for future updates on this issue!
Secondly, in researching what can be recycled (because of a
question I was asked by a cook in the Commons kitchen,) I found out that
soymilk containers and regular milk cartons can be recycled in the
single-stream recycling we have on campus. Signs will be going up in the
Terrace, and most likely the Pub, to reflect this and to
encourage students to recycle more.
Lastly, in the month of September, there were 29 buckets of
compost brought to Fraser Farm for composting. Since each of the buckets holds
5 gallons, 145 gallons of organic materials were diverted to composting rather
than going to a landfill this past month. While I have no data in terms of
pounds per bucket, I guess that the average weight would be around 25 pounds
per bucket (since I carry most of the buckets) that amounts to somewhere around
725 pounds of fruits and vegetable scraps that did not go to a landfill. That's something we can feel good about.
That’s it for now. Questions and comments appreciated!
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