composting on campus
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COMPOSTING ON CAMPUS
E M I LY G R E G O I R E
“ 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 )
FROM THIS TO THAT
•Without implementing composting in the dining halls , SUNY Plattsburgh is only contributing to that statistic.
TAKING RESPONSIBILITY
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 .
SUNY PLATTSBURGH WILL BENEFIT FROM COMPOSTING
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.
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.
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
ALGONQUIN DINING HALL IS THE GREEN HUB ON CAMPUS, SO WHY NOT ADD A COMPOST OPTION TO EACH EATERY?
WHY SHOULD YOU CARE?1. Improves the landfill environment, overall there’s less waste.
2. IMPROVES THE CONDITION OF SOIL3. ELIMINATES THE USE OF CHEMICALLY INFUSED FERTILIZERS.
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 !
Now that you care about composting, let’s look at how the decision to recycle your leftovers will impact our SUNY Plattsburgh community.
SUNY PLATTSBURGH HAS TRIED THE COMPOSTING THING ONCE BEFORE, YET IT DIDN’T HAVE SUCCESS DUE TO THE LACK OF AWARENESS.
IMPACT OF COMPOSTING FOR OUR CAMPUS
“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.
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 .
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