WHY: Landfilled food scraps and organic matter create large amounts of methane when put into an airless landfill environment. In the fight against climate change, we hear plenty about carbon, but methane is actually 80x more potent! We seek to divert these food scraps away from the landfill and towards composting, which not only creates nutrient-rich soil, but stops soil erosion. In addition, the microbes within compost act as a carbon sink, meaning it takes excess carbon out of the air.
Last year, we diverted more than 2,000lbs (1 ton) of food scraps at Tulip Fest, and we couldn't have done it without every single one of our volunteers! This is equivalent energy savings to powering a household of 4 for nearly half a year.
WHERE: Jennings Landing, 4PM-7PM.
WHAT: Volunteers help runners and vendors compost food waste.
Please contact tlieberm1@gmail.com to sign up to volunteer.
