Composting for Schools and Communities
Composting allows schools and communities to Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle. Through composting the amount of garbage sent to the landfill is reduced, the organic matter is reused rather than dumped, and it is recycled into a useful soil amendment. Composting is a way of harnessing and speeding up the natural process of decomposition.
- Best Ever Compost Illustrated instructions 1995.
- Building a Soda Bottle Bioreactor Illustrated document shows how to build soda bottle composter 1995.
- Building a Two-Can Bioreactor. Illustrated document shows how to build a composter using two trash cans 1995.
- Composting-How It Works / Easy On-site Composting! 2p poster, 2016
- Composting Education for Schools and Communities. Curriculum materials developed for train-the-trainer composting workshop. Includes Spanish materials.
- Composting in the Classroom, A Guide for Student Composting Research. 116p book on using composting in teaching grades 9-12, including background information and experiments to try, 1998.
- Composting Indoors. 17p document of indoor composting options, 1995.
- Composting: Wastes to Resources. Includes: a 36p illustrated guide for educating youth about composting; 2 posters: "Best Ever Compost" and "How Does Composting Work?"; and 11 designs for composting systems, 1996.
- Designs for Composting Systems. 15p document illustrating 11 designs for composting systems. 1996.
- Frequently Asked Questions. Q &A for small scale composting, 1995.
- Frequently Asked Questions About Worm Composting. Q & A, 1995.
- Health & Safety Guidance for Composting in the School Setting. 2p illustrated fact sheet, 2004.
- High-Tech Bioreactors. Instructions for how to build complicated composter for experiments, 1995.
- Ideas for Student Research Projects. 2p document with ideas, 1995.
- It's Gotten Rotten. Links to information on how to purchase (or free download) this 20 minute video on the biology of invertebrates in compost. Teacher's guide included. 1997.
- More About Worms... And Related Classroom Activities. 1p document, 1995.
- Observing Compost Invertebrates. 1p instructions, 1995.
- Observing Compost Microorganisms. 1p instructions, 1995.
- Outdoor Composting. 2p instructions, 1995.
- Plant Growth Experiments. 2p instructions, 1995.
- Potential Cross-Curricular Applications of a Worm Bin For the Elementary School Classroom. 2 p document with ideas, 1995.
- Preparing Slides of Microorganisms. 2p instructions, 1995.
- Six Easy Steps to Setting Up a Worm Bin. 2p instructions, 1995.
- School Composting - Let's Get Growing16p fact sheet, 2017.
- Techniques for Detailed Study of Compost Microorganisms. 1p instructions, 1995.
- Trash Goes To School. Series of solid waste lesson plans for grades K-12, 1991.
- Troubleshooting Compost Problems. 1p chart, 1995.
- Troubleshooting Worm Bins. 2p solutions, 1995.
- Two-bin Composting Unit. 2p plans to build a two-bin compost unit, 2015.
- What about Waste? Activity booklet introducing youth to a variety of subjects on environmental science. 25p, 1990.
- Why Composting? 4p document explaining the reasons, 1995.
- Worm Composting Basics. 3p instructions, 1995.