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COMPOSTING ON CAMPUS EMILY GREGOIRE

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COMPOSTING ON CAMPUS

E M I LY G R E G O I R E

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“ T H E A M O U N T O F F O O D W E T H R O W O U T I S N E A R LY 5 0 P E R C E N T M O R E T H A N I T WA S I N 1 9 7 0 ” ( H U F F I N G T O N P O S T )

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FROM THIS TO THAT

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•Without implementing composting in the dining halls , SUNY Plattsburgh is only contributing to that statistic.

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TAKING RESPONSIBILITY

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S T U D E N T S C A N C O N T R I B U T E T O E L I M I N AT I N G WA S T E BY C H O O S I N G T O P L A C E T H E I R F O O D S C R A P S I N A C O M P O S T B I N , R AT H E R T H A N T O SS I N G I T I N T O T H E T R A S H .

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SUNY PLATTSBURGH WILL BENEFIT FROM COMPOSTING

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1 . F I R S T I W I L L D E S C R I B E H O W C O M P O S T I N G W I L L B E A V A I L A B L E I N T H E D I N I N G H A L L S A T S U N Y P L A T T S B U R G H

2 . S E C O N D I W I L L E X A M I N E W H Y S T U D E N T S S H O U L D C O M P O S T O N C A M P U S

3 . T H I R D I W I L L D I S C U S S T H E I M P A C T T H I S W I L L H A V E O N O U R U N I V E R S I T Y.

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WHAT IT WOULD LOOK L IKE:

The idea would be to have distinctly labeled bins for compost, trash, and recyclables just like this photo from the University of Washington.

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C O M P O S T I N G D E C R E A S E S T H E U N I V E R S I T Y ’ S C A R B O N F O O T P R I N T

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ALGONQUIN DINING HALL IS THE GREEN HUB ON CAMPUS, SO WHY NOT ADD A COMPOST OPTION TO EACH EATERY?

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WHY SHOULD YOU CARE?1. Improves the landfill environment, overall there’s less waste.

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2. IMPROVES THE CONDITION OF SOIL3. ELIMINATES THE USE OF CHEMICALLY INFUSED FERTILIZERS.

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4 . IT’S SO EASY!!!!!!C O M P O S T I N G I S O N E O F T H E E A S I E S T WAY S T O S H O W T H E E N V I R O N M E N T S O M E LOV E !

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Now that you care about composting, let’s look at how the decision to recycle your leftovers will impact our SUNY Plattsburgh community.

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SUNY PLATTSBURGH HAS TRIED THE COMPOSTING THING ONCE BEFORE, YET IT DIDN’T HAVE SUCCESS DUE TO THE LACK OF AWARENESS.

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IMPACT OF COMPOSTING FOR OUR CAMPUS

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“They [students] realize the environmental problems they are inheriting and feel empowered to make a change,” says Rachel Gutter, director for the Center for Green Schools at the Green Building Council.

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1 . T H E A M O U N T O F T R A S H P R O D U C E D B Y O U R C A M P U S W I L L D E C R E A S E

S U B S T A N T I A L L Y O N C E C O M P O S T I N G I S I M P L E M E N T E D I N T O T H E D I N I N G H A L L S .

2 . S T U D E N T S S H O U L D P A R T T A K E I N C O M P O S T I N G B E C A U S E T H E E N D R E S U L T

I S E N T I R E L Y B E N E F I C I A L , S I M P L E A S T H A T !

3 . O N C E S T U D E N T S T A K E O N T H E R E S P O N S I B I L I T Y O F B E I N G A S K I N D T O

T H E E A R T H A S P O S S I B L E , T H E B E N E F I T S T O T H E C A M P U S A S A W H O L E W I L L B E

T H E E N D R E W A R D .

I N C O N C LU S I O N