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Collecting Food Waste at Public Events/
SchoolsAmy Donovan
Program DirectorFranklin County Solid Waste Management District
Greenfield, MA
Lowell Folk Festival
Lowell Folk Festival
Franklin County Fair24,000 attendees, 4 days in Sept.2007: 40 recycle bins, 40 bags recycling, 7
volunteers2008: 55 recycle bins, 1 ton recycling, GF Hockey
Team 2009: 95 recycle bins, 12 compost stations,100
volunteers!12 cubic yards cans and bottles8 cubic yards food and paper waste (1800 lbs.)
Greenfield DPW provides ten 95 gal. toters for storage of recyclables
2009: Vols. picked up food waste at participating vendors
Cardboard collected by fair trash staff: 1.6 tons, 16 c.y.
Waste oil picked up by biodiesel vendor2009: 38% diversion rateAgricultural wastes sent to Shelburne farm
Carts are essentialVolunteers from Pioneer Regional (also essential!)
Sorting recycling
Recyclables storage
Checking compost for contamination
Compost dumpster
Conway Festival of The Hills• Annual one day event: October• 26 bags of organics: Bear Path Farm
Whately, MA • 12 bags of cans and bottles • Water station with paper cups, composted
cups• Encourages reusable water bottles
Franklin County Solid Waste District School Organics Programs
District schools that divert organics
School Composting via Martin’s Farm /
Triple T Trucking
Also accepts organics from Northfield transfer station.
Pioneer Valley Regional SchoolHigh School and Middle School Northfield, MA 530 Students: 7-12 grade
• 16 yards organics: 62%• All food waste• All paper, cardboard• $258 / month; $16/c.y.
• 8 yards trash: 30%• $372 / month; $47/ c.y.• Savings of $486/ mo.; $4860/ yr.
• 2 yards cans and bottles: 8%• Diversion rate: 70%
Junior National Honor Society • 9th graders• Advisor:
Amanda Damon (Spanish)
• JNHS collects during study halls
• Collect from hallways, cafeteria
• Also rinse kitchen cans & bottles
• Awarded with:2010 Commended Chapter of NHS
Pioneer Regional School: Entrance
Pioneer Regional School: Hallways
Pioneer Regional School: CafeteriaCOMPOST:
TRASH:
Bucket:Liquids/ Milk
Red top:Compost
Barrel: Trash
Pioneer Regional School: Kitchen
Compost
TrashCans & Bottles: JNHS rinses
Pioneer’s Trash & Compost Dumpsters
TRASH: 8 yard COMPOST: 8 yard COMPOST: 8 yard
Northfield Elementary SchoolNorthfield, MA 285 students, Pre K to 6th grade
• 6 yard organics: 55%• All food waste• All paper, cardboard• $115/ month; $19/c.y.
• 4 yards trash: 36%• $ 172/ month; $43 c.y.• Savings of $143 /mo.; $1430/ yr.
• 1 yard cans and bottles: 9%• Diversion rate: 64%
Bernardston Elementary SchoolBernardston, MA 222 students, Pre K to 6th grade
• 4 yards organics: 47%• All food waste• All paper, cardboard• $95/ month; $24/c.y.
• 4 yards trash: 47%• $ 172/ month; $43 c.y.• Savings of $77 mo.; $770/ yr.
• ½ yard cans and bottles: 6%• Diversion rate: 53%
Bernardston Elementary School
Paper towels from bathrooms are composted.
“Compost” bin in classroomfor paper and food waste.
Cafeteria: straws are compostable.
Erving Elementary SchoolErving, MA 174 students, Pre K to 6th grade
• 2 yards organics: 28.5%• All food waste• Paper napkins, straw wrappers,
paper towels from bathrooms• 2 yd organics dumpster: $60/month
• 2 yards trash: 28.5%• ½ yard cans and bottles: 6%• 2.5 yards paper recycling: 37%• Diversion rate: 71.5%
Paper Recycle
Erving Elementary School
School Composting via Bear Path Farm, Whately, MA
Whately Elementary only. Bear Path Farm also accepts food waste atWhately transfer station, ? the first municipal organics collection in the state?2009: school + transfer station composted 12 tons of food waste.
Whately Elementary SchoolWhately, MA 140 Students, Pre-K to 6th grade
Food and paper waste is collected in tray return.
68 gallon organics toter picked up every week.
School Composting via Clear View Composting, Orange
Swift River Elementary only. More schools to be added soon!Clear View Composting also accepts food waste at New Salem transfer station.
Swift River Elementary SchoolNew Salem/ Wendell, MA 140 Students, Pre-K - 6th grade
Custodian Larry Ramsdell: “No more smelly dumpsters. We reduced the cost of trash bags by 50%.”
Swift River Elementary School
Warwick Elementary SchoolWarwick, MA 60 students, Pre K to 6th grade
Composts on site:• Food waste (no
meat)• Some paper towels,
etc.• Has 3 bay system• Large garden• Custodian maintains• Kids very involved• Needs more carbon
Questions?Amy Donovan
Program DirectorFranklin County Solid Waste Management District
50 Miles Street Greenfield, MA 01301
Tel: (413) 772-2438 Fax: (413) 772-3786
Email: [email protected]: www.franklincountywastedistrict.org
Hawlemont Elementary Students with their Earth Machine compost bin.