The school wastes too much food every year and wants your help to recycle food waste into compost. Your challenge is to create a real compost bin and install it in an appropriate location of the school. Once the compost bin has been installed, you will put the first ingredients in the compost bin to get the composting process started.
Examples:
How to tackle the challenge:
Use the plastic coated fencing wire listed below to fashion a circular bin shape (click on the link at the bottom of the page for more information). Hint: The compost bin must be covered, but also have an opening at the top to put items in. Your group will need to consider the following questions: How will you allow insects to get into the compost bin so that they can help decompose what’s in the compost bin? How will you provide access for people to get compost out of the side of the compost bin? Will you put the bin in the sun or the shade? How will you stop the compost bin from blowing away in the wind? What will you use as a cover or lid and how will you make it stay? Consider an air vent as well.
Materials to use to create your food compost bin model:
Plastic coated fencing wire, a sheet of black plastic, duct tape, tarpoline, bricks, shovels, organic fertilizer mix, gloves, garden lime, small sticks, leaves, contents of food waste container, watering can, and water.
Some extra information to help you get started (if you need it):
The school wastes too much food every year and wants your help to recycle food waste into compost. Your challenge is to create a real compost bin and install it in an appropriate location of the school. Once the compost bin has been installed, you will put the first ingredients in the compost bin to get the composting process started.
Use the plastic coated fencing wire listed below to fashion a circular bin shape (click on the link at the bottom of the page for more information). Hint: The compost bin must be covered, but also have an opening at the top to put items in. Your group will need to consider the following questions: How will you allow insects to get into the compost bin so that they can help decompose what’s in the compost bin? How will you provide access for people to get compost out of the side of the compost bin? Will you put the bin in the sun or the shade? How will you stop the compost bin from blowing away in the wind? What will you use as a cover or lid and how will you make it stay? Consider an air vent as well.
Plastic coated fencing wire, a sheet of black plastic, duct tape, tarpoline, bricks, shovels, organic fertilizer mix, gloves, garden lime, small sticks, leaves, contents of food waste container, watering can, and water.
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An example of home compost:
http://www.youtube.comwatch?
v=qtquxR4bQmQ