Collecting Food Waste at Public Events/

SchoolsAmy Donovan

Program DirectorFranklin County Solid Waste Management District

Greenfield, MA

Lowell Folk Festival

Lowell Folk Festival

Franklin County Fair24,000 attendees, 4 days in Sept.2007: 40 recycle bins, 40 bags recycling, 7

volunteers2008: 55 recycle bins, 1 ton recycling, GF Hockey

Team 2009: 95 recycle bins, 12 compost stations,100

volunteers!12 cubic yards cans and bottles8 cubic yards food and paper waste (1800 lbs.)

Greenfield DPW provides ten 95 gal. toters for storage of recyclables

2009: Vols. picked up food waste at participating vendors

Cardboard collected by fair trash staff: 1.6 tons, 16 c.y.

Waste oil picked up by biodiesel vendor2009: 38% diversion rateAgricultural wastes sent to Shelburne farm

Carts are essentialVolunteers from Pioneer Regional (also essential!)

Sorting recycling

Recyclables storage

Checking compost for contamination

Compost dumpster

Conway Festival of The Hills• Annual one day event: October• 26 bags of organics: Bear Path Farm

Whately, MA • 12 bags of cans and bottles • Water station with paper cups, composted

cups• Encourages reusable water bottles

Franklin County Solid Waste District School Organics Programs

District schools that divert organics

School Composting via Martin’s Farm /

Triple T Trucking

Also accepts organics from Northfield transfer station.

Pioneer Valley Regional SchoolHigh School and Middle School Northfield, MA 530 Students: 7-12 grade

• 16 yards organics: 62%• All food waste• All paper, cardboard• $258 / month; $16/c.y.

• 8 yards trash: 30%• $372 / month; $47/ c.y.• Savings of $486/ mo.; $4860/ yr.

• 2 yards cans and bottles: 8%• Diversion rate: 70%

Junior National Honor Society • 9th graders• Advisor:

Amanda Damon (Spanish)

• JNHS collects during study halls

• Collect from hallways, cafeteria

• Also rinse kitchen cans & bottles

• Awarded with:2010 Commended Chapter of NHS

Pioneer Regional School: Entrance

Pioneer Regional School: Hallways

Pioneer Regional School: CafeteriaCOMPOST:

TRASH:

Bucket:Liquids/ Milk

Red top:Compost

Barrel: Trash

Pioneer Regional School: Kitchen

Compost

TrashCans & Bottles: JNHS rinses

Pioneer’s Trash & Compost Dumpsters

TRASH: 8 yard COMPOST: 8 yard COMPOST: 8 yard

Northfield Elementary SchoolNorthfield, MA 285 students, Pre K to 6th grade

• 6 yard organics: 55%• All food waste• All paper, cardboard• $115/ month; $19/c.y.

• 4 yards trash: 36%• $ 172/ month; $43 c.y.• Savings of $143 /mo.; $1430/ yr.

• 1 yard cans and bottles: 9%• Diversion rate: 64%

Bernardston Elementary SchoolBernardston, MA 222 students, Pre K to 6th grade

• 4 yards organics: 47%• All food waste• All paper, cardboard• $95/ month; $24/c.y.

• 4 yards trash: 47%• $ 172/ month; $43 c.y.• Savings of $77 mo.; $770/ yr.

• ½ yard cans and bottles: 6%• Diversion rate: 53%

Bernardston Elementary School

Paper towels from bathrooms are composted.

“Compost” bin in classroomfor paper and food waste.

Cafeteria: straws are compostable.

Erving Elementary SchoolErving, MA 174 students, Pre K to 6th grade

• 2 yards organics: 28.5%• All food waste• Paper napkins, straw wrappers,

paper towels from bathrooms• 2 yd organics dumpster: $60/month

• 2 yards trash: 28.5%• ½ yard cans and bottles: 6%• 2.5 yards paper recycling: 37%• Diversion rate: 71.5%

Paper Recycle

Erving Elementary School

School Composting via Bear Path Farm, Whately, MA

Whately Elementary only. Bear Path Farm also accepts food waste atWhately transfer station, ? the first municipal organics collection in the state?2009: school + transfer station composted 12 tons of food waste.

Whately Elementary SchoolWhately, MA 140 Students, Pre-K to 6th grade

Food and paper waste is collected in tray return.

68 gallon organics toter picked up every week.

School Composting via Clear View Composting, Orange

Swift River Elementary only. More schools to be added soon!Clear View Composting also accepts food waste at New Salem transfer station.

Swift River Elementary SchoolNew Salem/ Wendell, MA 140 Students, Pre-K - 6th grade

Custodian Larry Ramsdell: “No more smelly dumpsters. We reduced the cost of trash bags by 50%.”

Swift River Elementary School

Warwick Elementary SchoolWarwick, MA 60 students, Pre K to 6th grade

Composts on site:• Food waste (no

meat)• Some paper towels,

etc.• Has 3 bay system• Large garden• Custodian maintains• Kids very involved• Needs more carbon

Questions?Amy Donovan

Program DirectorFranklin County Solid Waste Management District

50 Miles Street Greenfield, MA 01301

Tel: (413) 772-2438 Fax: (413) 772-3786

Email: amy@franklincountywastedistrict.orgWeb: www.franklincountywastedistrict.org

Hawlemont Elementary Students with their Earth Machine compost bin.