Student Sustainability Program

Green Cup Challenge #3

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Composting at the GrilleA recent waste audit found:

• 66% of the trash thrown away in Spangler could have been composted

• Only 5% of total trash was actually trash

Recyclable; 23%

Com-postable;

66%

Other ; 5%Trash; 5%

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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

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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

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What Can Be Composted

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What Can Be Recycled

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What Can NOT be Composted OR Recycled

Styrofoam Plastic Bags Plastic Silverware

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Question 1: Define compost.

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

Napkins StyrofoamWooden Stirrer

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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

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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

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Question 5: Identify if you should recycle, compost or throw away each of the following items

Plastic BagsClam Shell Plastic Silverware

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Question 6: Name 3 of the Benefits of Composting

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

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

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

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

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

composted?

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

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

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

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

campaign.

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