13. Feb, 2017
Compost Top 40
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on Composting has been selected by Feedspot as one of the Top 40 Compost Blogs on the web. More details at
9. Feb, 2017
School Food Waste
A few years ago WRAP estimated that 72 grams of compostable waste was generated per pupil per day in primary schools and 42 grams per pupil per day secondary schools. If you have contacts with a school that wishes to reduce its total waste and compost the organic portion (including cooked food) a waste audit will enable identify the size of the problem and enable the selection of a composter(s) of a size appropriate to the waste produced.
It is possible to get a general idea of the waste produced using an audit conducted on a single day and the Eco-Schools Waste Audit for Schools, to be conducted by pupils, is based on a one-day audit. However if the audit is to provide a estimate on which the selection of the appropriate composter is to be purchased an audit over the five day period of a typical term-time week is recommended.
This audit also offers the opportunity to provide a baseline against which a food waste reduction programme can be measured. To enable identification of the success of the food waste reduction programme and the composting project it is recommended that during the waste audit the food corrected from the catering areas is separated into:
Raw Food
- uncooked kitchen scraps e.g. peelings,
- fruit
Cooked food & dairy
- Plate scrapings
- Leftover unsold food
- Sandwiches, bread,
- Soups. Yogurt and dairy products
There is scope for improvement and an opportunity to involve the next generation in dealing with this problem we have dumped on them
9. Feb, 2017
Food Waste App
It is not only schools that contribute to the massive amount of food waste. 50% of the food we buy in the UK is wasted. Love Food Hate Waste have been working to reduce this waste
for years and now there is more help available. OLIO is a free app connecting neighbours with each other and with local shops so surplus food and other items can be shared, not thrown away.
Check out OLIO at https://olioex.com/
Check out OLIO at https://olioex.com/
Obviously
any food that is waste rather than surplus should be composted.
6. Feb, 2017
Food Waste in a school
It is said that no good deed goes unpunished. In order to encourage healthy eating primary schools are provided with fresh fruit and carrots for the children. Good idea but if the quantities are wrong it ends up as adding to the total of food wasted. The photo shows a compost bin swamped with waste food waste
12. Jan, 2017
Growing Communities Together
Ted and I joined Growing Communities Together at Enderby to advice on building pallet compost bins and seeking T23 Exemption from the waste regulations yest
erday.
A good morning making space and starting to build a 3 bin system