Seniors go for home composting

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An introduction of the composting process to senior citizens, in Orono federal residential units, generated interest in backyard home composting. The seniors recognized the ecological value of composting. A master composter conducted a work shop demonstrating the procedure for home composting. Waste materials including leaves, food residuals, manure and sawdust are composted every week. Monthly reports on composting, and Orono's promise for payment of waste pick up help in maintaining seniors' interests in home composting.

Social aspects, Aged, Elderly, Refuse and refuse disposal, Waste disposal, Public participation

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Yard trimmings ban promotes backyard composting

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New York's Onondaga County Resource Recovery Agency provides residents with extensive information resources to help them compost their own yard and garden wastes. This program has diverted up to 50,000 tons per year of brush, grass and leaves from the county's waste stream, increasing backyard composting from 15% to 45% since 1992.

Usage, Environmental policy, Yard waste, Yard wastes, Onondaga County, New York

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School models composting for the community

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Keene Central School's composting program uses organic wastes from its cafeteria to grow food in an on-site garden. The New York elementary school has composted five tons of waste since 1995, and the program has helped to increase resident participation in backyard composting within the community.

Study and teaching, Waste management, Waste minimization, Waste reduction, Keene Valley, New York

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