A Manual for
Schools, Small Businesses, and Community
Groups
by Binet Payne
"During the program's first school year, a
ten-month period, Laytonville vermicomposted 3600 pounds of cafeteria
food waste and fed 9360 pounds or protein food waste to chickens and
pigs.
That first year of mid-scale vermicomposting, the
school district saved $6000 in dumpster fees by reducing the amount
of paper and food waste collected in commercial dumpsters that
eventually went to a local landfill. Janitors also spent less
time handling trash-can waste." p. 5
"Today, our worm bins each continue to process
about 25 pounds of food waste each day." p. 73
Contact The Worm Ladies if you are interested in
starting cafeteria
vermicomposting 401-322-7675/401-742-5915/ wormladies@verizon.net.
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