{"id":24623,"date":"2025-03-11T12:36:43","date_gmt":"2025-03-11T16:36:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ilsr.org\/?post_type=article&#038;p=24623"},"modified":"2025-10-09T14:56:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T18:56:13","slug":"rodent-reduction","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/ilsr.org\/es\/article\/composting-for-community\/rodent-reduction","title":{"rendered":"R\u00fabrica para la reducci\u00f3n de roedores mediante el poder del compost"},"template":"","class_list":["post-24623","article","type-article","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","article_type-charts-graphs","initiatives-composting-for-community","topics-community-composting","topics-on-farm-composting","impact_areas-climate-and-environmental-justice","impact_areas-resilient-cities-and-metros","authors-jordan-ashby","authors-sophia-jones"],"acf":{"details":{"featured_image":24624,"background_color":"tan","article_type":[30],"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":[42,99],"impact_areas":[22,16],"abstract":"Use this rubric to assess how rodent resistant a composting site is, whether it's your own site or a site you manage or oversee.","authors_tax":[629,598]},"sidebar":{"title":"\u00cdndice"},"page_layout":[{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_wysiwyg":{"content":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Para esta informaci\u00f3n en espa\u00f1ol,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ilsr.org\/articles\/reduccion-roedeores-compost-power\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">haga clic aqu\u00ed<\/a>.\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/ilsr.org\/articles\/reduccion-roedeores-compost-power\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">View in Spanish.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Domingo Morales, CEO and Founder of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/compostpowernyc.org\/about-us\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Compost Power<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, builds sustainable community composting sites across New York City (NYC) with an emphasis on under-resourced and marginalized communities.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He created this Rodent Reduction Rubric based on his \u201cdiamond standard\u201d best management practices being implemented at Compost Power\u2019s nine composting sites throughout NYC. These practices have been recognized as being in alignment with the New York Public Housing Authority\u2019s integrated pest management approach for eliminating the root causes of pests.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This Rodent Reduction Rubric is intended for sites utilizing the hot composting method. Vermicomposting and bokashi composting may require variations to the practices outlined in this rubric.<\/span>\r\n\r\nCheck our <a href=\"https:\/\/ilsr.org\/articles\/composting-ohrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Oh Rats! Guide<\/a> for more information about rodent prevention at composting sites.\r\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/share.hsforms.com\/2qAr50zgYSQWN6dyQ1EEr9gd2g9c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download the Rubric<\/a><\/h2>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_24626\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"331\"]<img class=\"wp-image-24626 \" src=\"https:\/\/ilsr.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LBB-Track-Text-Edits-300x212.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"331\" height=\"234\" \/> Color Rubric PDF[\/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_24627\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"251\"]<img class=\"wp-image-24627 \" src=\"https:\/\/ilsr.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Rodent-Reduction-Rubric-8.5-x-11-232x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"251\" height=\"325\" \/> A4 Black and White PDF[\/caption]","":null,"settings":""}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_wysiwyg":{"content":"<h2>C\u00f3mo utilizar<\/h2>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use this rubric to assess how rodent resistant a composting site is, whether it's your own site or a site you manage or oversee. Rate your site on a scale of 1 to 3 based on the guidance across each of the four categories: System Placement, Work Surface, Compost Management, and Compost Biofilter. A passing score is 8 out of a total 12 possible points. A score of 1 in any category negates a passing grade.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ya sea que est\u00e9 creando un nuevo sitio o buscando mejorar uno existente, esta gu\u00eda f\u00e1cil de seguir destaca los factores clave a los que hay que prestar atenci\u00f3n para minimizar el riesgo de infestaci\u00f3n por roedores.<\/span>\r\n<h2>M\u00e1s informaci\u00f3n<\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ilsr.org\/articles\/composting-ohrats\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a1Ay, ratas! C\u00f3mo evitar los roedores en los sitios comunitarios de compostaje<\/span><\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ilsr.org\/articles\/building-waste-equity-nyc-public-housing\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Creando equidad en materia de residuos en las viviendas p\u00fablicas de Nueva York (con Domingo Morales)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> - Composting for Community Podcast\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ilsr.org\/articles\/rats-arent-the-problem\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Las ratas no son el problema en las ciudades. 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