Friday, June 10, 2011
Bringing Composting to the Upper Class
Kylie, Rory, and Jeremy built a rotating composter with some of the club funds this last weekend. They used bike wheels to make the barrel, and bike forks to allow the whole thing to rotate. On the ends, old bike tubes were used to seal up the holes between the spokes. They added latches to keep the door shut and a handle that Rory found in a dumpster to kick up the fancy score =] They then carried it across the train station bridge and set it up in Kylie's backyard. His name is George.
Thursday, June 9, 2011
Sunday, June 5, 2011
Morro Bay Music Festival Numbers
~ 270 lbs Total Waste
~ 100 lbs Recycling (Cans, Bottles, cardboard, plastic (no #6)
= 37% of Total
~ 135 lbs Compost (Paper, oyster shells, corn cobs, etc)
= 50% of Total
~ 35 lbs Trash (zip ties, styrofoam coffee cups/lids/beer cups, misc dual plastic packaging)
= 13% of Total
Saturday, June 4, 2011
Morro Bay Music Festival
Kylie, Rory, and Jeremy took the 4 waste stations out to the Morro Bay Music Festival this morning, painted on some last minute signage, and set up 3 of the stations. It was raining the whole day but the waste stations held up great, even to the occasional gusty winds!
The Zero Waste Team learned a lot from the test run of the waste stations. We decided that simplicity is the best way to go, and that easy setup and take down is a must. Already in this first generation, we decided to not use the footings or incorporate handles into the boards.
In the second generation, we will also get rid of the arrow signs, holders, and cutouts for manufacturing simplicity. These will be replaced by painted boxes and arrows on the boards themselves. Then, example items will be stapled onto the boards themselves and then removed at the end of the event.
Furthermore, next time we will have all of the posters in the previous blog post printed and laminated and placed on each station, along with the title of each section painted on the boards. A lot was learned and we are looking forward to the second generation of waste stations!
The Zero Waste Team learned a lot from the test run of the waste stations. We decided that simplicity is the best way to go, and that easy setup and take down is a must. Already in this first generation, we decided to not use the footings or incorporate handles into the boards.
In the second generation, we will also get rid of the arrow signs, holders, and cutouts for manufacturing simplicity. These will be replaced by painted boxes and arrows on the boards themselves. Then, example items will be stapled onto the boards themselves and then removed at the end of the event.
Furthermore, next time we will have all of the posters in the previous blog post printed and laminated and placed on each station, along with the title of each section painted on the boards. A lot was learned and we are looking forward to the second generation of waste stations!
Morro Bay Waste Stations Update 2
The first 4 waste stations are finally done! Jeremy, Lindsey, Rory, Gabe and Kylie finished painting them this afternoon, just in time for the Morro Bay Music Festival tomorrow! Big thanks to Hunter Kilpatrick and his brother for building two of the stations, Rory for building the other two, Miner's Ace Hardware for sponsoring the project, and Noah Smuckler and Hunter for giving the Zero Waste club the opportunity to take on the project. Pictures of construction and painting:
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