{"id":16857,"date":"2018-10-15T11:00:35","date_gmt":"2018-10-15T15:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ilsr.org\/articles\/ilsr-guide-to-composting-onsite-at-schools\/"},"modified":"2025-10-09T14:47:05","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T18:47:05","slug":"ilsr-guide-to-composting-onsite-at-schools","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/ilsr.org\/es\/article\/composting-for-community\/ilsr-guide-to-composting-onsite-at-schools","title":{"rendered":"ILSR Guide to Composting Onsite at Schools"},"template":"","class_list":["post-16857","article","type-article","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","article_type-fact-sheets-guides","initiatives-composting-for-community","impact_areas-climate-and-environmental-justice","authors-brenda-platt"],"acf":{"details":{"featured_image":4000,"background_color":"tan","article_type":[31],"initiative":15,"display_event_fields":false,"start_date":null,"end_date":null,"start_time":null,"end_time":null,"time_zone":"America\/New_York","virtual_event":false,"location":"","topics":false,"impact_areas":[16],"abstract":"<p>ILSR prepared this Guide to Composting Onsite at Schools to introduce the basics of onsite composting at K-12 schools that have been equipped with 2- and 3-bin composting systems. &hellip; <a class=\"kt-excerpt-readmore\" href=\"https:\/\/ilsr.org\/ilsr-guide-to-composting-onsite-at-schools\/\" aria-label=\"ILSR Guide to Composting Onsite at Schools\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\r\n","authors_tax":[601]},"sidebar":{"title":"\u00cdndice"},"page_layout":[{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_wysiwyg":{"content":"<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ilsr.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ILSR_Guide_Composting_Onsite_Schools_Oct2018.pdf\"><img class=\" wp-image-66122 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/ilsr.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Schools-report-front-page-780x1024.png\" sizes=\"(max-width: 296px) 100vw, 296px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ilsr.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Schools-report-front-page-780x1024.png 780w, https:\/\/ilsr.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Schools-report-front-page-229x300.png 229w, https:\/\/ilsr.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Schools-report-front-page-768x1008.png 768w, https:\/\/ilsr.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Schools-report-front-page-114x150.png 114w, https:\/\/ilsr.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Schools-report-front-page.png 1221w\" alt=\"\" width=\"296\" height=\"389\" \/><\/a>ILSR prepared this <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ilsr.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ILSR_Guide_Composting_Onsite_Schools_Oct2018.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i>Guide to Composting Onsite at Schools<\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to introduce the basics of onsite composting at K-12 schools that have been equipped with 2- and 3-bin composting systems. These systems work well for schools with gardens. Learn why composting is important, the basic ingredients needed to produce good compost, steps to get started, and how to troubleshoot should problems arise. ILSR advocates for a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ilsr.org\/food-waste-hierarchy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">diverse and distributed infrastructure<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for food waste recovery and composting. Schools can be the foundation for locally based composting, helping to build the culture of composting know-how and practice within a community.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/share.hsforms.com\/2fapW9bqZTDGBOH_GHKAi2Ad2g9c\">Click here to download PDF for guide.<\/a><\/strong>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 24-page guide is divided into six sections:<\/span>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>What &amp; Why Compost:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> What is compost and composting? Why should we compost?<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Composting Basics:<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Learn what materials to compost and the importance of air, water, and size.<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>5 Steps to Get Started:<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Clarify team and method, secure tools, collect ingredients, make a recipe, build a pile.<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Health &amp; Safety Considerations:<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Practice good hygiene and protect against airborne fungi.<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Troubleshooting: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Odors? Nothing happening? Learn tips for dealing with challenges.<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Using Finished Compost: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Compost can be incorporated into garden planting beds or used as a mulch.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ILSR is working on a companion report, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The ABCs of Composting Onsite at K-12 Schools<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. If you are composting onsite at your school (whether a simple worm bin in a classroom or a $10,000 in-vessel system) and would like to be included in our report, please email us at <\/span><a href=\"mailto:composting4community@ilsr.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">composting4community@ilsr.org<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span>\r\n<h2><b>ILSR Related Resources and Links<\/b><\/h2>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/ilsr.org\/fight-food-waste-employ-youth-baltimore\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fighting Food Waste and Employing Youth in Baltimore<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Aug. 2018)<\/span>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/ilsr.org\/nsr-training-teen-leaders\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ILSR Trains Teen Leaders on the Basics of Composting<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (July 2018)<\/span>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/ilsr.org\/high-school-site-2018\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ILSR Launches Composting Demonstration Site in Maryland High School<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (March 2018)<\/span>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/ilsr.org\/nsr-school-composting-project-spotlight\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NSR School Composting Project Spotlight: Elsie Whitlow Stokes Public Charter School<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, DC (Sept. 2015)<\/span>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/ilsr.org\/growing-local-fertility\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Growing Local Fertility: A Guide to Community Composting<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (April 2014)<\/span>\r\n<h2><b>Other School Guides<\/b><\/h2>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vermont Dept. of Environmental Conservation: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dec.vermont.gov\/waste-management\/solid\/universal-recycling\/schools\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Universal Recycling for Schools<\/span><\/a>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Connecticut Dept. of Energy and Environmental Protection: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ct.gov\/deep\/cwp\/view.asp?a=2718&amp;q=325392&amp;depNav_GID=1645\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">School Composting \u2013 A Manual for Connecticut Schools<\/span><\/i><\/a>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maine Dept. of Environmental Protection: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2016\/10\/10-Steps-to-Starting-a-School-Composting-Operation.2.2016.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10 Steps to Starting a Successful School Composting Operation<\/span><\/i><\/a>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Central Vermont Solid Waste Management District: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cvswmd.org\/uploads\/6\/1\/2\/6\/6126179\/do_the_rot_thing_cvswmd1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do the Rot Thing \u2013 A Teacher\u2019s Guide to Compost Activities<\/span><\/i><\/a>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NC State Extension: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/composting.ces.ncsu.edu\/vermicomposting-2\/vermicomposting-for-schools\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vermicomposting for Schools<\/span><\/a>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Western Australia Waste Authority: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wasteauthority.wa.gov.au\/wws\/program\/view\/wws-composting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Composting at School<\/span><\/a>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Highfields Center for Composting (VT) (now defunct): <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vcgn.org\/garden-organizer-toolkit\/learning-in-the-garden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On\u2010Site Composting for Schools <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Planning and Implementing a Program for Success<\/span><\/a>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Devon Community Composting Network (UK): <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dccn.org.uk\/step-by-step-composting-at-school\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step-by-step guide to setting up a composting system at school<\/span><\/a>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Northeast Resource Recovery Association (NE USA): <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nrrarecycles.org\/resource-library\/closing-food-loop-school-site-school-composting-guide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On-Site Composting<\/span><\/a>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lane County (OR): <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.schoolgardenproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/COMPOST-MANUAL-2017.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On Site Composting at Schools<\/span><\/a>\r\n<h2><b>Curricula on Soil and\/or Compost<\/b><\/h2>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/kisstheground.com\/middle-school-summer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Soil Story Curriculum<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by Kiss the Ground<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Life Lab <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifelab.org\/composting\/composting-curriculum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Composting Lessons and Video Resources<\/span><\/a>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rhonda Sherman\u2019s<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/content.ces.ncsu.edu\/vermicomposting-a-school-enrichment-curriculum\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vermicomposting: A 5th Grade School Enrichment Curriculum<\/span><\/i><\/a>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alameda County (CA): <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stopwaste.org\/recycling\/schools\/curriculum-and-videos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">StopWaste Curriculum and Videos<\/span><\/a>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Soil Science Society of America: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.soils4teachers.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">K-12 Soil Science Teacher Resources<\/span><\/a>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vermont Dept. Environmental Conservation: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dec.vermont.gov\/sites\/dec\/files\/wmp\/SolidWaste\/Documents\/Universal-Recycling\/School%20Composting%20An%20Introduction%20K-5%20Teacher%27s%20Guide.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">School Composting \u2013 An Introduction (K-5 Teacher\u2019s Guide)<\/span><\/a>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vermont Dept. Environmental Conservation: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dec.vermont.gov\/sites\/dec\/files\/wmp\/SolidWaste\/Documents\/Universal-Recycling\/School%20Composting%20An%20Introduction%206-12%20Teacher%27s%20Guide.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">School Composting \u2013 An Introduction (6-12 Teacher\u2019s Guide)<\/span><\/a>\r\n<h2><b>School Programs (Sample!)<\/b><\/h2>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chittenden Solid Waste District (VT): <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cswd.net\/outreach-education\/schools\/programs-activities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Outreach &amp; Education, School Programs &amp; Activities<\/span><\/a>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">DC Public Schools: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/zerowaste.dc.gov\/page\/food-garden-waste-schools\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Food &amp; Garden Waste \u2013 Schools<\/span><\/a>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alameda County (CA): <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stopwaste.org\/recycling\/schools\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stop Waste at School<\/span><\/a>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Seven Generations Ahead (IL): <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/sevengenerationsahead.org\/zero-waste-schools\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zero Waste Schools<\/span><\/a>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eco-Cycle (CO): <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecocycle.org\/schools\/greenstarschools\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Green Star Schools\u00ae Program<\/span><\/a>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chicago Public Schools: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/sevengenerationsahead.org\/zero-waste\/zero-waste-schools\/cps-projects\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Commercial Composting &amp; Recycling Program<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/donogarden.weebly.com\/uploads\/5\/2\/5\/2\/52526091\/compostingcpsguide-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Composting in Chicago Public Schools: A Go-Green Guide<\/span><\/i><\/a>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mass. Dept. of Environmental Protection: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mass.gov\/info-details\/recycling-composting-for-kids-teachers-schools\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recycling &amp; Composting for Kids, Teachers &amp; Schools<\/span><\/a>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Seattle Public Schools (WA): <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seattleschools.org\/departments\/facility_operations\/resource_conservation\/composting_and_recycling\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Composting &amp; Recycling<\/span><\/a>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Santa Cruz County (CA): <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dpw.co.santa-cruz.ca.us\/Home\/RecyclingTrash\/Composting\/SchoolComposting.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">School Composting<\/span><\/a>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Portland Public Schools (ME): <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.portlandschools.org\/departments\/operations\/food_service\/cafeteria_recycling__composting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cafeteria Recycling\/Composting<\/span><\/a>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Charleston County School District (SC): <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.charlestoncounty.org\/departments\/environmental-management\/compost-program.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Composting Program<\/span><\/a>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Greenwich Public Schools (CT): <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenwichschools.org\/eastern-middle-school\/pta\/treasury\/community\/greenschools\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Green Schools &amp; Composting \u2013 Eastern Middle School<\/span><\/a>\r\n<h2><b>Other<\/b><\/h2>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">US Composting Council website on resources for <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.compostingcouncil.org\/page\/Education\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Composting for Teachers and Students<\/span><\/a>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cornell Waste Management Institute: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/compost.css.cornell.edu\/schools.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Composting in Schools<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> website<\/span>\r\nBioCycle: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biocycle.net\/2017\/03\/08\/building-community-composting-bushwick-brooklyn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Building Community Composting In Bushwick, Brooklyn<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (March\/April 2017)<\/span>\r\nBioCycle: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biocycle.net\/2018\/03\/12\/k-12-school-food-recovery-roadmap\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">K-12 School Food Recovery Roadmap<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (March\/April 2018)\r\nWorld Wildlife Fund: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldwildlife.org\/teaching-resources\/toolkits\/food-waste-warrior-toolkit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Food Waste Warrior Toolkit<\/span><\/a>\r\nPublic Health Law Center: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.publichealthlawcenter.org\/resources\/reducing-food-waste-out-school-time-best-practices-2017\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reducing Food Waste in Out-of-School Time \u2013 Best Practices<\/span><\/a>\r\nU.S. EPA: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/sustainable-management-food\/guide-conducting-student-food-waste-audits-resource-schools\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A Guide to Conducting Student Food Waste Audits \u2013 A Resource for Schools<\/span><\/a>\r\nLight and Cozy: <a href=\"https:\/\/lightandcozy.com\/composting-for-kids-guide\/\" 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