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MI Green School Guide: project catalog
School compost project

Sorting meal waste at school encourages waste-reducing habits and can reduce waste management costs. Food scraps from the cafeteria can be collected to compost.

Compost can be processed on school grounds or sent to an outside composting facility.

Compost can be used on school grounds, shared with families, or shared with farms and parks. 

MI Green Schools category:

Reduce, reuse, recycle

This project impacts:

 Academics and engagement

 Operations and procurement

Cost scale:

$0 - free resources and recycled materials

 $25 - $75 - minor purchases or fundraising necessary

 $100 - $500 - significant fundraising necessary

 $500 - $1,000+ - grant funding or partnership necessary

Resources

For small-scale projects

For teachers and student leaders

For on-site or off-site programs

For compost program leaders