URI Sustainability and Composting Project

03/12/2018

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07/28/2016

We are asking anyone with the drive and interest for sustainable practices willing to help the URI campus. Please get in contact with us, we would like to put together a team this fall semester 2016 (if all goes well). We would like to gauge the interest of the URI community so send us questions or any information by messaging or commenting. We encourage new ideas. We plan to set up a meeting if we have enough participation. Thanks again, looking forward to upcomming possibilities!

05/15/2016

It has been awhile since our last post! We never left, and neither does great composting opportunities!

Check out some excellent information from URI Outreach Center on starting a compost pile, have a healthy and fruitful growing season!

05/07/2013

Check out this website on multiple composting methods including small and large scale operations. Good information on manure composting as well!

http://portal.ncdenr.org/web/deao/recycling/composting/commercial

The market for organic wastes has grown in the last few years, making it more profitable to operate a commercial composting business.

04/03/2013

Refine your compost lingo!

http://www.compostingmatter.com/pages/Compost-Lingo.html

Here is a useful glossary of composting terms and what they mean. Thermophiles? A group of bacteria that work to break down organic matter

03/19/2013

The main component of composting is knowing exactly what waste ingredients will be generated, and from these ingredients, how will they be used to achieve the highest quality compost at the lowest economical cost!

Our predicted waste streams are as follows,
1. University Farms
A. Peckham Farm (manure and bedding)
B. Agronomy Farm (crop residues)
2. Dinning Services (Butterfield and Hope)
3. Lands and Grounds (grass clippings and yard waste)
4. Campus Coffee Shops (coffee ground)
5. Port of Galilee (liquid fish waste)

There are still more options to consider. But the above waste streams are University generated and will be broken down further to get a numerical values for each option. From there a rough weight can be calculated which is necessary in estimating the amount a compost the University can produce.

02/22/2013

Green Industry Day! Great opportunity to explore job options and internship positions related to Environmental and Life Sciences!

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