Scope

In the first year, we want to focus on an educational campaign to increase awareness and adoption of composting on a personal level. In the mid- to long-term, we will explore expanding our scope (e.g. looking at commercial composting, local policy change, scaling our project to other cities, etc.). This brief is for our educational campaign.

Composting Basics

University of Georgia’s Guide: 

• Food Waste Composting

• Frequently Asked Questions 

Tuner Environmental Law Clinic Fact sheet: Regulations and best practices for small-scale composting

Local Community Composting Resources 

• Athens-Clarke County composting drop-off program

• Where to Compost in Georgia map by Literless

• Urban Food Forest at Browns Mill

• ATL Community Gardens map

• Goodr

• WunderGRUBS

• Park Pride (many community gardens have composting)

DIY Resources + Other Organizations 

• CDC soilSHOP health education and outreach events to help people learn if their soil is contaminated with lead, and how to reduce exposures to contaminated soil and produce

• CompostNow for those who want to save their food waste from the landfill but don’t want to do the dirty work themselves

• NC State Extension DIY video tutorials, articles, etc. 

• Georgia Recycling Coalition backyard composting resources for adults and kids

• Georgia Recycled Organics Council

• Atlanta Recycles

• Georgia Dept of Community Affairs Home Composting Guide

• Georgia Environmental Protection Division Composting Resources & FAQ

• Instructions for building your own 3-bin system

• Georgia Department of Community Affairs home composting instructions 

• Geobin, a commercial compost bin you can purchase

• The National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service provides vermicomposting basics

• Row composting with Georgia Organics