Composting at New TrierSay WHAT?

What’s Composting? It’s the process of breaking down food

waste and using the finished product for environmentally friendly purposes

How does this process work? food waste + dirt, leaves, newspaper + time =Nutrient-Rich Soil

Why Compost? Reduces amount of trash going to

landfills! Seriously, enough junk there anyways…

Finished compost, a very nutrient-rich soil, is beneficial for fertilizing and gardening purposes

How can YOU help? a collection bin will be in the student

cafeteria during lunch periods where you dispose organic waste such

as uneaten/unfinished: Apples Bananas Carrots

How will my Fruits and Veggies be reused? Outside the Gates Gym, there are two

compost bins where your food will be deposited, with the help of PPS

The compost process occurs in these bins. Within months, the food and the leaves/grass will become soil that will be used for gardening

What Can I Add? Food that CAN be added: All plain fruits All plain veggies

Food that CANNOT be added: Meat Products Dairy Products Fatty Products (i.e. Salad dressing) Bread

*Statement- the food you give us does not need to be organic certified*

Go green…and blue! This compost will eliminate certain food

waste from landfills

From all of us at Environmental Club, we thank you!