Well, they aren't just any plastic barrels, my friends; they're green machines! And they are just waiting to be filled with your food scraps, coffee grounds, tea bags and wilted flowers! All you have to do is put in your compost, give the barrel a spin and you will have done your part in composting at Wesleyan.
The only rules are:
1. No meat, dairy, or large amounts of grease (protein takes longer to break down) and no plastic, paper or metal. Everything else organic goes in to decompose!
2. When you're done turning the barrel, please leave it lid down so that unwanted liquid can drain out.
The compost, when broken down, will be driven out to Long Lane Farm to help the vegetables there or will substitute fertilizer on beds around campus.
If you live near a green machine (look for them on Fountain, Lawn, by WestCo, near Fauver, at Mocon Circle, near Low Rise, at the Wash. Houses, in front of Usdan and in the Butts Courtyard), you can just use an old yogurt container, pot or bowl (with a lid) to store your compost until you have time to walk it out to the green machine to empty it.
Thank you for composting- the worms and I love you for it.
For more info on compost:
http://vegweb.com/composting/
http://compostguide.com/
If your green machine is full or smells horrible, e-mail compost@wesleyan.edu!
1 comment:
Yes, but where are they?
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