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Rocket LaunchLong Beach
Island Consolidated
School DistrictAngela C. Andersen
Long Beach Township Recycling Coordinator and
Co –author of State Farm Grant
Rocket Composter has landed at EJ
Long Beach Island Consolidated School District received funding from State Farm
Partners in Grant Writing: LBICSD Teacher /LBT Green Team Chairperson
Student focused project in waste reduction and community development
What is the rocket composter?
LBICSD “Kids for Compost? slogan”
Short Term goal:Integrate food waste composting within the
school
Long Term Goal: Expand to families, residents, community
Partnerships with community: 1> “composting outreach” links the community to
the school compost program
2> Providing backyard compost education for families ( through units like the “earth machine”
LBT at LBIF
What is Compost?
COMPOSTING: the process of turning once living organisms into rich soil (humus) food waste> soil enhancer
HUMUS/COMPOST: finished compost is dark brown, crumbly, and smells like a forest floor
Single Stream-reduce –reuse- recycle – foodcyling…
County “yard waste” composting- everything but kitchen sink
Ocean County Stats
Ocean County Landfill, Corp. Solid Waste
2010-
Ranging from $ 71.21-$102.65 per ton Ocean County Single Stream Recycling
2010 - 55,235 tons – saved $ 4 million in tonnage fees
Ocean County yard waste Compost
Brush- 7048.62 tons ( as of 11/30/11)
Leaves-9876.62 tons ( as of 11/30/11)
Food Waste- the next frontier
County vs. Backyard vs. Rocket Composting
County: accepts leaves for composting and brush for wood chips ( which will go in the Rocket)
Backyard: Kitchen scraps veggie, fruit, coffee, tea, nuts and yard trimmings ( no meat or bones)
Rocket: food scraps including leftovers, plate scrapings, meat, bones, eggs, bread, rice, kitchen scraps
Environmental, Educational and Economic Benefits Reduces school food waste, garden debris and the
expense to haul it to dump.
Reduces “carbon footprint” (e.g., less garbage, so less to landfills = less methane emissions from landfills; e.g., fewer garbage trucks and pickups = less CO2 emitted, less pollution) (insert pic of pollution)
Reduces water use in gardens ( aerated healthy soil)
Improves community recycling efforts
Provides sustainability education and outreach to our community members
Enhances curriculum with real world learning of eco issues
Sustainable Community Benefits of Compost
Compost use: school, home, community/municipal locations
Benefits for the land and water: soilconditioner, a fertilizer, a natural pesticide ( heartier plants) insert pics
**In ecosystems, compost is useful for increasing soil health and drainage, rainwater recharge and runoff /erosion control**