That’s Not Trash?

That’s Not Trash?

Waste Partners
Lesson: 5.2
Level:
Advanced
Station: Composting
Format: Class Discussion
Rating:
Advanced Lesson 5.2 That's Not Trash

Lesson Overview

The brutal truth is that most commercial enterprises simply don't see the financial benefit in composting waste. But your school might represent a viable option. In this lesson, students will discuss the merits of scaling up their composting operation to accept inputs from community sources.

Teach the Teacher

Method

One of the benefits of composting is the recapture of nutrients and the value that compost has as a soil conditioner. Most gardeners will take as much compost as they can get their hands on.

Where could you source brown and green inputs in your community if you were to start a large scale composting operation? What are the greater impacts that such an endeavor would have on your community? Discuss a plan to source inputs that would allow you to scale your composting operation.

Related Lessons

Now that you’ve completed the Advanced Lesson, just remember that you can always revisit the Beginner and Intermeidate Lessons as needed.

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