[USCC] School Food Waste Programs

[Steve Diver]

Three technologies to consider with a food waste-to-compost 
program:

EM Bokashi is a basic microbial tool for stabilizing  
and bioprocessing of highly putrescent food wastes.  It
fits into food waste collection and handling prior to 
integration of this material into a compost stream,
either on-site or off-site.  

The second technology is a rotary drum in-vessel turner.  
It would be ideal for quick integration of food wastes 
with carbon biomass, followed by turning and aeration 
for several days.   But you still need a site and 
equipment for compost windrows after the pre-digested 
material comes out of the rotary drum. 

The third technology is a flow-thru vermi compost system.
The end product could be used as an on-site soil amendment 
for maintaining the landscape grounds and athletic fields,
or sold as a value-added soil amdnement. 

Steve Diver
Central Texas



>Good afternoon all,
>
>A private school in Topeka would like to set up a food waste composting
>program.  They have approximately 300 students and 55 staff that eat each
>day.  They are willing to do separation so the organics would be fairly
>clean.  Any examples and places they could contact would be appreciated.
>
>Thanks for the help.
>
>
>Ken Powell