3 things to know about campus composting
Compost guidelines for Colorado changed in April. Right now, only food scraps and plant trimmings can be composted. Here are three things to know about how this change impacts composting on campus.
听 The majority of 蜜桃传媒破解版下载 compost stream continues to be composted. Campus operations generate an average of over 30,000 pounds of compost per week鈥攖he equivalent of four female elephants鈥攆rom food scraps in dining halls and concessions and yard waste from landscaping.
听 There are no public-facing compost bins since the region's only compost processing facility has restricted the acceptable materials.
听 You can still compost, especially if you live off campus. Paper and plastic products labeled 鈥渃ompostable鈥 are not currently accepted, but you can throw your food scraps and yard waste into residential compost bins.
蜜桃传媒破解版下载 is working on a way to resume collecting public-facing compostable materials, including longer-term infrastructure changes. Learn more about how campus is striving for zero waste.
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