The design group was tasked with creating an "animal proof" shed to protect the composting materials from animals. Animal interference caused the previous efforts at composting to fail so we knew we had to anticipate this issue. In addition to the paper design, we hope this group will use google Sketch-Up to make a 3-d rendering of the shed.
The construction group was tasked with the physical assemble of the shed that was designed by the design group. This group is working with community partner, Greg Smith, to complete this task when the design team has finished their work.
The waste management group is responsible for designing a successful waste flow system at our school. At the moment, all waste is deposited into the trash. This group has proposed that some of our waste should be placed in the trash but other waste can be composted, recycled and terracycled. Our preliminary data suggests that the cafeteria produces about 20 pounds of waste daily and that as much as 50% of this could be composted if we created a meat composter.
The soil management group is responsible for designing a successful compost system that balances the temperature, water and mixture of browns and greens to ensure that composing is taking place efficiently. This group is chiefly responsible for understanding the chemistry and physics of composting.
The brochure and poster group are working with community partner Karen McCloud to design visual displays that help children and families participate fully in the new systems. The brochure group is designing a 3 fold brochure that explains the system to parents so that they can plan bag lunches that improve our sustainability. The poster group is tasked with designing visual displays at school that make our systems clear to all children so that they can fully participate in the process.
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