Members of the Park Presbyterian Chruch "Green Team" (Newark, NY)were interested in composting all biodegradable materials from the Harvest Dinnner fund raising event held on October 30th. I agreed to compost these biodegradable materials in one of my multiple compost piles. Below is a photo/video clip journal of what I did.
Three bags of food prep materials, paper products (napkins, table cloths, etc) and the actual food materials not consumed by patrons. I estimated this to be about 50 lbs of biodegradable waste.
A composting bin was constructed using four wooden pallets strapped together and a bed of yard leaves were placed at the bottom of the bin.
Non-biodegradable materials were separated from the biodegrables for comercial landfilling.
The leaves were soaked with water.
A layer of the biodegrable materials were scattered ontop of the leaves.
Here you see the first layer of biodegrables on a bed of leaves in the bin.
A layer of the biodegrable materials were scattered ontop of the leaves.
Here you see the first layer of biodegrables on a bed of leaves in the bin.
A video clip to illustrate the layering technique .
The finished pile, to which I have added more alternating layers of leaves & horsemanure as the pile has settled over the past week.
The finished pile, to which I have added more alternating layers of leaves & horsemanure as the pile has settled over the past week.
The pit core temperature reading (F) on November 8th. Composting started on November 1st.
The compost pile 7 on November 8th.
Here is a brief video clip of active composting piles in my back yard.
The compost pile 7 on November 8th.
Here is a brief video clip of active composting piles in my back yard.
