Sustainability Tip of the Week
A simple wish for a better tomorrow
Do you think food scraps and organic materials dumped in a landfill contribute to greenhouse gasses?
Do you think compost is a valuable resource that improves the soil?
Do you or your family:
Compost food scraps at home?
Re-purpose leaves in your yard (to use as mulch or to decompose in a leaf pile)?
Leave grass clippings on the lawn (with a mulching mower)?
Bag leaves for pickup by the garbage truck?
Learn more by attending
“Compost Works”
Wednesday, Sept. 2 from 10 to 10:45 a.m. EDT
During this 45-minute orientation, you will learn about the problem of food scraps in the landfill, tips on preventing food waste, how we schedule drop off times to continue social distancing, and what
is acceptable and what is not composted by Compost Works.
Register: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeJsVBcc9fa-c6eCvGyqT3PmdEnCL253f4RQCXYuoywkp3qfw/viewform
More information if you cannot attend the webinar:
https://www.nysar3.org/page/wasted-food-reduction-121.html
https://www.growamsterdamny.org/
Faculty, staff and students please send your sustainable ideas for our weekly tip to j.coons@hvcc.edu.
Published: Tue, 01 Sep 2020 12:05:05 +0000 by j.coons