Composting
First Quarter 2013: Kitchen Waste -9%; Cafeteria Waste +53%; = 9.48 lbs./student
New Earth Farm picks up school food waste and uses the Bokashi fermentation method to create compost for local food crops.
2011-12 2012-13
July
August 389 lbs.
September 1,900 lbs. [2.57 lbs./student]
October 2,525 lbs. [3.41 lbs./student]
November 2,932 lbs. [3.96 lbs./student)
December 1,420 lbs. [1.9 lbs./student]
January 1,018 lbs. [1.37 lbs./student] 1,790 lbs. [2.41 lbs./student] +76%
February 2,270 lbs. [3.07 lbs./student] 2,828 lbs. [3.82 lbs./student] +24%
March 2,086 lbs. [2.82 lbs./student] 2,400 lbs. [3.24 lbs./student] +15%
April 2,313 lbs. [3.13 lbs./student]
May 2,766 lbs. [3.74 lbs./student]
June 1,036 lbs.