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SCAVENGER HUNT: COMPOSTING!

Hi everyone, I was unable to attach the file for the scavenger hunt. I copied and pasted it onto the blog. Enjoy!  

Scavenger Hunt: Composting! Directions: This is a scavenger hunt that consists of questions relating to composting. In order to find the answer to these questions, you have to access the composting blog for the answers. Have fun! 

1)      What’s the difference between composting indoors and outdoors?

2)      How long does it take to compost?

3)      What are the different types of bins used in holding units?

4)      How much is the price to have a company service your home for compost?

5)      What are the different types of holding units?

6)      How many years does it take to a make a Pit/Trench compost?

7)      What makes something compostable?

8)      What is the #1 problem with food composting?

9)      What does composting eliminate the use of?

10)  What can compost material be used for?

11)  What is one specific example of a greater scale of composting?

12)  How much trash do New Yorkers generate per person?

13)  What is the Bokashi method of composting?

14)  Why can’t lemons or oranges be composted?

15)  How does composting reduce the amount of solid waste in landfills?

16)  What percentages of Americans consume fast food every day?

17)  Which state has composting laws?

18)  What percent of litter is fast food?

19)  Why does compost sometimes have a bad odor?

20)  What do the numbers on each slide mean? (Slideshow: What is the science of composting?)

21)  What does compost turn into?

22)  What happens to the compost when it gets to the sanitation compost site?

23)  Where does the compost go after staying in the Sanitation Compost site for 3 months?

24)  What are the three stages of recycling?

25)  What is the Green Cup Recycle challenge?

26)  When is the “NYC Compost Project in Brooklyn Soil Spa Basics”? (Date and time).

27)  Why can’t you compost certain things?

28)  Why are 3 things you didn’t know you could compost?

29)  Why can’t you compost your pets waste?

30)  How does compost benefit the earth?

31)  What gas comes out of dumpsters?

32)  What are the effects of incinerators on our health?

33)  What’s the difference between aerobic and anaerobic composting?

34)  What is an incinerator?

35)  How much does it cost to build an incinerator?

I never talk trash. I talk COMPOST!

These two posters represent compost awareness at the High School for Environmental Studies.

References:
http://www.lesecologycenter.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=section&id=3&Itemid=6
http://www.nyc.gov/html/nycwasteless/html/compost/compostproj_wrkshps_classroom.shtml

What can and cannot be composted? What are the benefits of composting?

These are flyers that will be put up around the school to inform students about what can be composted and why as well as what the benefits of composting are.

Citations:

1) www.epa.gov/osw/conserve/rrr/composting/benefits.htm

2) www.compostinstructions.com/benefits-of-compost/

3) www.the-compost-gardener.com/benefits-of-compost.html

4) http://www.gardenorganic.org.uk/composting/compost_1.php

5) www.compostguide.com/composting-chart/

Do's and Donts of composting...

This flyer will be posted around the school to inform students about the Do's and Don'ts of composting different items

 http://www.google.com/imgres?q=dos+and+don%27ts+of+composting&um=1&hl=en&safe=active&sa=N&biw=1280&bih=648&tbm=isch&tbnid=Z5kAcBCPrUPbJM:&imgrefurl=http://www.swgc.mun.ca/compost/Pages/compost.aspx&docid=EPEY6NZ5tURqJM&imgurl=http://www.swgc.mun.ca/compost/PublishingImages/Graphics/composter_back_of_card.png&w=558&h=297&ei=lZZ9UKFwlLDRAdOMgNgC&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=63&sig=105979786240569820242&page=1&tbnh=91&tbnw=171&start=0&ndsp=19&ved=1t:429,r:4,s:0,i:85&tx=23&ty=40


http://codywitt.wordpress.com/2011/04/07/1-problem-with-food-waste-composting-contamination/

Fast food restaurants... What they do behind the counter ?

 Tired from a long day of school and work, all you want to do is get out, get some fresh air and have a nice quick delicious meal. Where do you go ?... I'll give you a few seconds to think about that... Let me guess, you were thinking something along the lines of McDonald's, Chipotle, or a nice greasy piece of pizza. Did you know that 25% of Americans consume fast food every day ???? http://www.pamf.org/teen/health/nutrition/fastfood.html seems like a big number doesn't it ?...well IT IS! People are reliant on fast food every day because its an expedient method of assuaging hunger, it's convenient and it comes cheap. But when you catch yourself walking into one of these fast food places, I want you to stop and think... What effect am i having, as a consumer on the planet when i order  a number 2 with BBQ chipotle and a large soda. Stop and think, do these restaurants take the necessary actions to keep the earth clean. Do these restaurants COMPOST ?

for info on composting feel free to visit the blog next door " Composting isn't a myth " by RAguilar. SPeter

Did you know- food waste in restaurants

                                                           Did You Know...

where it all goes

( beautiful view isn't it ? just takes your breath away...  o.O )








Almost 10 percent of the foods in fast food restaurants are thrown out, according to a study by Timothy Jones, a University of Arizona archaeologist.

Food scraps make up approximately 52 percent of fast food restaurant's trash.

The clean water action ( CWA) found that the biggest source (49 percent) of litter is fast food. The five most significant sources were McDonald's, Burger King, Seven Eleven, Starbucks and Wendy’s. Up to 31 percent, according to CWA’s findings, of the trash collected could be eliminated by reusable alternatives. 

                                          

Want to hear Our opinion ?... Oh no ?...  well you're going to hear it anyways :D

We believe although some restaurants and fast food places are trying to develop a cleaner form of waste management, they need to try HARDER! you guys with me ?! spread the word to burger king, McDonald's, and all the other fast food places near you by spreading your knowledge on composting or on how to reduce food waste... help them help the environment!






 REFERENCES:


http://www.triplepundit.com/2011/06/fast-food-big-source-trash-pollution/

http://www.foodnotbombs.net/FOOD%20WASTE%20FLYER.pdf


By: MICHELLE & Jorge