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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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Page 1: Schools#2 Cafeteria Composting Programs - Cambridge

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