composting
What goes in? The GreensThe waste you see here is typical of one days waste from our school kitchen. | The browns includeSawdust is used to dry up the water from the food waste. | | The browns also include chippingsChippings add a texture to the mix that allows air flow. Air flow is required to remove the excess water from the compost. | recordings are takenThe internal and external temperatures have to be taken every school day. We also record the amount of materials added and the mass of compost made, as well as a rough water content. | | turning the compostThe compost has to be turned every day. This mixies the material together and speeds up the composting process. Compost can be made within a few weeks using this method of composting, compaired to half a year or more, if the heap is not mixed. | The final productThis is what the compost looks like after being 3 weeks within the composter. However, we leave the compost to mature for several months before we use it. This causes the brown material to break down even more. | | | | |
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