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How to Compost Home Food Scraps Workshop
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B
Sounds
like
you
can
hear
us
Rick
right,
okay,
moving,
then.
So,
let's
start
over
there,
so
my
name
is
Katie.
Mccain
I've
got
a
whole
great
team
of
people
today
and
I
want
to
just
take
a
moment
and
introduce
them.
First.
Just
take
note:
we
are
on
a
webinar,
so
this
is
a
hybrid
meeting.
It
will
be
recorded
and
posted
on
YouTube
I'd
encourage
us
folks
online
to
utilize
our
webinar
tools.
B
B
You
can
also
raise
your
hand
online
and
if
you
would
like
to
speak
at
the
end,
we
can
unmute
you
and
you
can
ask
your
question
that
way
too.
So
if
those
questions
will
happen
at
the
end
for
anyone
online
okay,
so
the
team
here
with
me
today.
So
this
is
a
group
effort.
This
is
now
a
regional
program.
It
started
as
a
city
program
and
I'm
super
excited
to
share
that
we
have
crossed
jurisdictions.
We
are
all
working
together
to
make
a
bigger
impact,
and
that
means
that
I've
got
a
great
team.
B
E
B
E
G
But
there
are
some
things
I
like
to
put
out
in
the
yard,
like
my
a
little
discriminating
about
my
composting,
some
things
I
like
to
keep
on
the
site
and
some
things
I
like
to
send
this
in
to
the
bin
that
we
have
over
at
Ackerman,
Park
and
Katie's
got
even
more
places
now,
I
think
aligned
up
to
have
drop-off
places
right.
So
I
bet.
This
is
really
the
fire
right
here,
and
you
know
you
all
know
all
about
this
stuff,
but
you
know
the
thing
about
it.
G
Is
that
the
orphanage
you
know
you
know
goes
to
a
landfill,
it's
covered
up
and
it's
not
decomposing
with
oxygen,
believe
it
or
not,
I'm
a
chemistry,
major
and
learned
about
oxidation,
but
you
know
every
a
lot
of
folks
know
about
oxidation.
It's
very
simple,
chemical
reaction,
so
you
deny
the
oxygen
and
you
get
end
up
getting
methane
rather
than
carbon
dioxide.
Of
course,
carbon
dioxide
is
great.
We
got
chemical
carbon
dioxides
going
into
the
atmosphere.
Methane
is
actually
worse
as
a
greenhouse
gas
and
carbon
dioxide
is,
and
something
like.
G
F
G
Like
one
of
those
little
things
that
gee,
how
could
this
be
making
a
difference?
But
you
know
if
we
all
spread
the
word
and
do
our
farm
I
think
it
really
can
make
a
difference
and
I'm
a
little
older
than
most
folks
here
and
I.
Remember
from
the
60s
that
old
saying
that
I
think
globally,
but
act
locally,
and
this
is
a
way
we
can
act
locally
of
doing
something
at
home
that
people
can
do
on
an
everyday
basis.
That
makes
a
difference
in
their
Global
equation
of
climate
change,
we're
seeing
on
our
planet.
G
You
know
Charleston,
thankfully,
with
Katie,
so
its
efforts
and
and
create
a
number
of
volunteers,
who's,
the
first
city
in
our
state
to
have
a
climate
action
plan-
and
this
is
just
a
little
part
of
that-
but
it
all
adds
up.
One
of
the
favorite
of
cheats
I
have
in
our
climate
action
plan.
Is
that
last
page,
where
we
go
through
all
these
little
things
that
have
you
thought
about
composting
thought
about
turning
out
lights?
G
You
know
a
lot
about
those
old
old
things
that
we
can
do
locally,
that,
at
the
end
of
the
day,
collectively
can
make
a
difference.
You
know
in
impacting
climate
change,
which
I
think
is
a
existential
issue
not
just
for
coastal
cities
like
Charleston,
but
really
for
our
long-term
survival
and
successes
as
a
human
species.
G
So
anyway,
that's
my
that's
my
pitch
and
I'm
sticking
with
I
appreciate,
y'all
being
here
and
being
a
part
of
the
solution
and
being
part
of
the
effort
thanks
to
Katie
and
our
team,
who
does
so
much
to
put
these
things
together
and
they
really
don't
cost
a
whole
lot
of
money,
even
at
the
city
level
or
amongst
us
personally,
but
I
do
believe.
As
I
said
collectively,
we
and
all
these
things.
G
So
we
did
a,
we
had
a
weed
filled
lawn
years
ago
and
decided
to
convert
it
to
just
a
great
variety
of
plants,
many
of
which
were
selected
because
of
their
ability
to
absorb
the
water
and,
in
effect,
build
a
little
perimeter
around
the
or
a
barrier
or
perimeter
around
our
property.
To
where
we
try
to
capture
all
the
water.
G
It
falls
on
our
property,
so
it
doesn't
add
to
the
big
puddle
next
door
on
the
sidewalk,
the
old
houses
that
my
neighborhood
was
that
flooded
but
commonly
you
know
it
would
design
50
60
years
ago,
but
there's
not
good
drainage,
so
we'll
get
water
in
the
sidewalks
and
on
the
streets,
but
the
way
I
look
at
it
every
drop
of
water.
We
account
for
that.
We
can
capture
and
save
and
view
lives
and
nurture
something
else.
The
better
off.
G
B
One
other
partner
we
have
here
is
Ariel
is
the
sustainability
director
over
at
Charleston
County,
and
she
will
be
talking
about
why
composting
is
important
and
what
it
actually
is.
So
here's
our
agenda
for
today,
we'll
start
with
Ariel,
and
then
I
will
talk
a
little
bit
about
the
food
scrap
drop
site
program
and
then
we'll
have
Megan
from
smart
talk
about
what
items
are
accepted
in
the
program
and
then
she'll
also
talk
about
how
commercial
composting
work,
because
it
works
pretty
different
from
backyard
composting.
B
What
we
think
you'll
find
is
that
you'll
choose
to
do
a
little
bit
of
backyard
and
a
little
bit
of
the
food
scrap
drop
sites,
because
there's
benefits
to
doing
both
and
Betsy
will
finish
us
up
with
how
we
how
we
compost
in
our
backyard
and
if
you
have
any,
we
have
all
kinds
of
resources
here
for
you
today.
You
can
grab
your
your
bins.
If
you
are
online,
we
will
announce
the
location
and
time
of
where
you
can
go
pick
up
your
bins.
You
will
be
eligible
for
that
too.
B
C
So
I'm
going
to
talk
about
how
we
keep
food
out
of
landfills,
some
of
you
may
or
might
may
or
may
not
know
this
over
40
percent
of
the
food
that
we
produce
in
the
United
States
is
not
consumed.
It
just
goes
to
the
landfill,
so
that's
a
huge
number
and
considering
that
38
million
Americans
are
food
insecure.
We
can
see
that
you
know
we're
having
problems
in
the
system
where
we're
producing
so
much
food
and
people
that
are
hungry
are
not
getting
it.
C
C
Than
disposal,
okay,
so
I'm
going
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
prevention,
it's
really
important,
because
the
amount
of
food
that
ends
up
in
landfills
and
wasted
food.
We
also
use
all
these
other
resources,
energy,
water
and
the
production
of
food,
and
we
think
about
all
the
packaging
that
goes
into
food
we
buy
at
the
grocery.
So
all
these
things,
it's
not
just
the
food
that
we're
producing,
but
all
the
things
that
you
know
we
used
basically
get
it
to
the
grocery
and
for
us
to
buy,
there's
so
much.
That
goes
into
that.
C
So
if
there's
things
that
you
know
look,
this
is
basically
a
photo.
You
know
if
your
refrigerator
looks
like
this,
then
maybe
we
want
to
think
about
buying
just
what
we
need
to
make
sure
we're
not
having
food
go
bad.
So
that's
the
main
thing
is
we
just
want
to
buy
what
we
need
and
not
have
a
lot
of
extra
perishable
items
that
are
going
to
go
bad
and
we're
just
going
to
be
buying
them
and
then
throwing
them
out.
C
A
little
bit
about
the
food
recovery
hierarchy,
so
hopefully
you
can
see
this
there's
a
little
small
for
those
in
the
room,
but
basically
this
is
a
diagram
to
show
how
we
should
be
I.
Guess
we
have
extra
food.
The
best
ways
to
deal
with
it
and
composting
is
in
the
orange
it's
toward
the
bottom.
So
although
this
Workshop
is
we're
focused
on
composting,
composting
is
not
the
thing
you
want
to
do.
First,
when
you
have
food
waste,
so
the
first
thing
on
here
is
Source
reduction.
We're
gonna!
That's!
C
Basically
it's
really
not
at
an
individual
level,
it's
at
more
of
a
systemic
level
policy
level,
so
it
says,
reduce
the
volume
of
surplus
food
generated.
So
that's
kind
of
what
I
was
talking
about
that
we're
producing
all
this
food
that
we're
not
necessarily
eating.
So
that's
you
know
a
larger
systemic
issue,
but
just
important
to
mention
the
second
thing:
feed
hungry
people.
So
of
course,
if
we
have
extra
food
we
can
donate
it.
That's
what
we
want
to
do,
particularly
non-perishable.
C
You
know
perishable
can
be
a
little
trickier,
but
if
we
can
go
to
a
soup
kitchen
or
a
shelter
or
things
like
that,
we
definitely
want
to
do
that.
You
know
if
you
have
a
can
of
food
or
something
box,
rather
than
just
going
directly
to
the
compost
or
trash
or
the
pressure,
if
it's
still
good
second
thing,
so
if
you're
not
able
to
donate
it,
the
next
thing
on
this
hierarchy
is
feeding
animals.
So,
of
course,
if
you
have
a
dog,
you
probably
know
this
very
well.
C
You
can
divert
food
scraps
to
animals
that
you
have,
if
you're
not
able
to
donate
it
to
people
that
are
hungry.
The
next
thing
before
composting
is
industrial
uses,
so
we
can
use
oil.
You
know
that's
how
biofuel
is
produced.
We
can
use
our
extra
oils
and
things
to
produce
energy,
so
that's
very
important
and
then
finally,
we
get
to
composting.
C
C
C
Of
environmental
benefits
some
have
already
been
mentioned,
it
helps
prevent
flooding.
You
know
the
methane
that
landfills
released.
We
can
help
prevent
the
release
of
methane
if
we're
able
to
use
natural
fertilizer
from
compost
and
what
you
can
use
your
chemicals
and
that
helps
plants
and
animals
in
the
environment,
because
they're
less
exposed
to
chemicals.
C
One
other
thing
is
I,
think
that
it's
just
really
nice
individually
is
that
when
you
basically
divert
all
your
food
ways
to
compost
and
your
trash
doesn't
smell,
you're
less
likely
to
get
bugs
and
things
like
that.
So
that's
a
really
nice
Advantage
and
then,
of
course,
you
know
we're
reducing
the
expense
of
trash,
because
when
you're
Recycling
and
you're
composting
you,
if
that
pain,
should
have
very
little
Trash.
So
if
you're,
not
really,
you
know
I
know
personally
like
very
little
trash
because
of
the
compost.
C
C
Last
but
not
least,
so
this
is
a
picture
of
the
front
of
the
city's
climate
action
plan
which
was
passed
in
2021.
Is
that
was
mentioned
it's
the
first
in
the
state.
So
that's
really
exciting.
It's
aimed
to
reduce
greenhouse
gases,
including
methane
and
composting,
is
an
important
action
to
take
and
as
part
of
the
plan,
and
so
we're
really
excited
that
you
are
all
here
to
participate
in
this
action.
B
Thank
you
perfect.
Thank
you
very
much,
so
I'm
going
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
our
food
scrap
drop-off
program.
So
we
started
this
program
actually
January
2022.
As
a
pilot.
We
received
some
Grant
funds
to
test
it
and
we
were
so
successful
after
piloting
it
at
three
initial
sites
that
we
we
mentioned.
We
made
a
recommendation
to
Mayor
chaplinburg
and
city
council
to
consider
funding
this
permanently
in
the
budget,
and
they
did
that.
B
So
in
January
2023
we
got
funding
to
make
this
a
permanent
program
open
up
three
new
drop
sites
in
the
city,
so
we
can
have
a
full
service
program
and
we've
also
added
all
kinds
of
regional
Partners.
So
we
were
actually
up
to
10
drop
sites.
Right
now
and
I'm
sure
you
heard
the
news:
Mount
Pleasant
will
be
joining
and
adding
three
new
drop
sites
on
May
1st.
So
that's
pretty
exciting.
B
B
Here's
how
it
works,
here's
a
list
of
the
10
sites.
We
do
have
a
map
up
on
our
website,
but
basically
you
can
go
to
any
of
these
sites.
So,
on
your
on
your
way
to
the
beach
on
Saturday
morning,
you
can
drop
it
off
at
Folly,
Beach
or
Isle
of
Palms.
If
you,
if
that's
convenient
for
you,
you
can
drop
off
anywhere
and
the
codes
to
get
in
them
are
all
the
same
and
we'll
talk
about
that
more.
B
So
participating
is
really
easy.
You
just
collect
food
scraps
in
your
kitchen
using
a
bin
like
this.
That
we'll
give
you
today,
that's
been.
This
bin
will
will
lock
and
latch
and
it
can
be
cleaned
really
easily
with
just
you
know,
mild
soap,
water
or
vinegar,
I,
definitely
don't
put
any
harsh
chemicals
in
it.
You
can
also
upcycle
a
container
so
like
an
old
coffee
can
or
an
ice
cream
carton.
B
Things
like
that
work
really
well,
and
basically
you
just
use
you
just
collect
food
scraps
in
your
kitchen,
where
you
put
in
your
kitchen
is
really
up
to
you.
It's
most
convenient
I
like
to
co-locate
mine
right
next
to
my
Recycling,
and
my
garbage
can
so
they're
all
together.
So
it's
not
harder
to
compost
some
people
like
putting
them
outside.
Sometimes
that
requires
some
extra
effort
and
steps.
Some
people
put
them
under
their
kitchen
sink.
So
it's
really
up
to
you.
B
What
works
for
you
find
what
works
for
you
and
just
roll
with
it
once
you
have
a
full
bag,
then
take
it
to
the
food
scrap
drop
site
and
if
you
are
unable
to
get
to
the
job
site
before
your
container
is
full
or
needing
to
be
emptied,
you
can
use
your
freezer
to
temporarily
store
them
and
we'll
give
you
some
bin
liners.
Today,
too,
it's
really
easy
to
just
grab
that
bag
and
throw
it
in
your
freezer
for
the
few
days
until
you
can
get
over
to
the
drop
site.
B
So
we
we
the
contract
with
smart
recycling,
who
hauls
all
the
material
from
those
drop
sites
to
the
bees,
Ferry
Compost
Facility,
which
is
the
commercial
composting
facility
in
Charleston,
and
we
do
that
at
least
twice
a
week
so
on
for
the
larger
parts
for
the
larger
areas
and
the
larger
sites
we're
up
to
three
days
a
week.
So
Ackerman
is
one
of
our
biggest
ones,
for
example
in
West
Ashley,
and
we
have
the
West
Ashley
Farmers
Market
there
that
we
started
composting.
Actually
we're
going
to
start
today.
B
So
that's
pretty
exciting,
so
yeah
we
handle
the
servicing.
So
so,
if
you
go
to
our
website,
you
can
see
a
map
of
all
these
job
sites.
You
can
zoom
in
to
see
the
exact
spot,
because
some
of
these
parks
are
pretty
big,
so
you'll
want
a
little
more
Direction
where
you're
going
you'll
see
the
address
directions
the
hours
they
are
open
contact
information
because
different.
We
are
hosting
six
sites,
for
example,
but
the
hosts
on
Folly
Beach
will
host
their
own
site.
B
So
if
there's
a
a
challenge
with
that
site,
you
would
reach
out
to
them
and
then
there's
some
pictures
of
what's
on
there.
So
all
that
information
is
online,
as
I
mentioned
the
you
can,
because
one
of
the
drop
sites
is
at
the
West
Ashley
Farmers
Market,
which
I'm
so
excited
opens.
Today
you
can
kill
two
birds
with
one
stone
and
drop
off
your
food
scraps
while
you
go
shopping
locally,
so,
oh,
that's!
A
great
option
super
excited
that
our.
B
B
Foreign
scraps
you
can
either
pour
them
into
the
bin
Loosely
and
not
use
a
bin
liner
or
you
can
use
a
bin
liner.
Whatever
you
find,
it
works
for
you.
If
you
use
a
bin
liner,
you
do
need
to
make
sure
that
it's
certified
BPI,
compostable
and
Megan's,
going
to
talk
a
little
more
about
that.
But
basically
there's
a
really
big
difference
between
certified
compostable
and
biodegradable
I
could
say.
My
computer
screen
is
biodegradable
because
it
will
break
down
in
15
000
years.
F
D
B
We
tested
this
in
the
pilot.
We
knew
it
was
going
to
be
a
challenge
and
we
overcame
this
by
locking
the
bins
and
having
everyone
sign
up,
and
it's
actually
worked
really
well.
We
haven't
landfilled
a
single
cart
in
the
whole
during
the
whole
program,
so,
if
you're,
that
that's
why
they
are
locked
they're
in
parks
and
public
places,
people
walk
by
walking
their
dogs
all
the
time.
We
did
have
them
unlocked
foot
for
the
first
week
or
two,
and
we
saw
some
dog
food
bags
go
in
so
so.
B
Good
news
is,
when
you
actually
sign
up
for
the
program,
so
you'll
go
to
the
website
and
you'll
fill
out
a
little
form
and
it
will
actually
take
you
through
a
little
trending
of
what
items
are
accepted.
You
will
all
be
pros
at
the
end
of
this
workshop
and
be
able
to
scroll
right
through
it
and
then
at
the
end
of
that
sign
up
process.
It
will
provide
you
that
lock
code
to
unlock
the
carts,
the
lock
code
works.
It's
the
same
for
every
single
card
so
makes
it
easy.
B
B
Just
a
reminder:
we
call
these
food
scrap
carts
yard
waste
does
not
go
in
here
yard.
Waste
needs
to
go
to
the
Compost
Facility
separate
because
there
is
a
recipe
to
make
compost.
So
many
parts
food
waste
to
so
many
parts
yard
waste,
the
the
greens
and
the
the
Browns.
If
you
will
Betsy
we'll
talk
more
about
so
it's
important
to
keep
them
separated.
We
already
in
the
city,
collect
your
yard
waste
curbside
for
you,
so
we
make
it
really
easy.
So
keep
your
yard
waste
in
your
yard.
Waste
bags.
Please.
B
B
To
everyone
who's
already
enrolled
in
participating,
you
can
see
our
three
original
drop
sites
have
the
largest
Gathering
right
now
as
we're
as
we're
to
reach
more
people
around
the
new
drop
sites
and
some
exciting
data.
So
we
are
on
track
this
year
to
divert
over
150
tons
of
from
the
landfill.
So
last
year
we
did
about
54,
so
you
can
see
some
comparison
data
from
last
month
we
had
our
biggest
month
yet
in
March
when
we
opened
the
new
job
site.
So
this
is
pretty
exciting
data.
B
Great
for
short-term
storage.
You
know
when
you
go
out
of
town,
you
can't
you
can't
get
to
the
drop
site
right
away,
just
put
in
your
freezer
and
do
it
when
you
come
back,
you
do
not
need
to
unsaw
them.
When
you
drop
them
off,
you
can
just
drop
them
in
Frozen.
We
also
have
a
couple
resources
for
you.
So
during
the
pilot,
this
was
probably
the
biggest
challenge
that
came
up
is
fruit.
B
Flies
became
an
issue
for
some
people,
so
we
put
together
a
resource
for
y'all
and
feel
free
to
take
it
home
about
how
you
can
prevent
fruit
flies.
They're,
actually,
very
natural
fruit
flies
eggs
come
in
on
your
produce
from
the
grocery
store
all
the
time
they
come
in
through
cracks
in
your
house.
They
will
feed
on
your
tacos
but
they're
not
being
produced
by
that
compost.
So
it
is
important.
You
know
you
can
empty
the
bin
more
regularly
use
your
freezer
more.
D
C
B
B
Compost
caddy
and
would
like
to
put
a
sticker
on
it.
That's
an
option
for
you
also
so
I'll
mention
it
now
and
I'll
mention
it
at
the
end.
What
will
happen
for
folks
who
are
online
you'll?
Be
able
to
pick
up
your
little
grab
swag
starting
tomorrow
at
the
permit
Center,
which
is
right
here
in
this
building
at
two
George.
They
are
open,
9,
A.M
to
2,
P.M
Monday
through
Friday
and.
E
B
E
B
This
stuff
out
so
I
there
are
some
bags
that
are
more
durable
than
others.
These
are
great
I.
Do
it
all
the
time
yeah?
Sometimes
if
you,
if
you're
putting
lots
of
liquid
in
there
it
can
leak
out,
I,
haven't
had
a
problem
but
see
what
works
for
you.
If
it
doesn't
work
for
you,
then
you'll
have
to
try
it
either
way.
D
H
A
H
So
how
does
this
composting
magic
work?
The
short
answer
is
science,
and
let
me
tell
you
a
little
bit
more
about
that
science.
So,
when
this
food
waste
goes
to
be
Sperry,
they
have
a
special
recipe,
so
they
are
going
to
mix
that
food
waste
with
yard
waste.
As
Katie
mentioned
and
there's
they've
got
a
recipe
of
mostly
yard
waste.
You
need
a
lot
of
yard
waste
to
to
go
in
with
our
greens
and
10
parts
yard
waste.
H
F
H
So,
if
you're
dying
to
know
more
about
how
this
process
works
or
what's
going
on
at
our
base,
Ferry
Compost
Facility,
you
can
contact
them
and
if
you
also
would
like
to
purchase
the
compost
that
you've
helped
create.
You
have
two
options:
one.
You
can
take
a
five
gallon
bucket
directly
to
the
Compost
Facility
and
fill
it
up
for
a
dollar
I.
H
Do
recommend
you
call
ahead
and
make
sure
they
have
some
available,
but
that's
one
option
if
you
need
more,
if
you've
got
a
large
project
and
you
want
to
buy
it
by
the
in
bulk,
maybe
by
the
yard,
you
can
go
to
their
website
www.beesbestcompost.com
and
put
in
your
zip
code,
and
it
will
show
you
what
retailers
are
selling
your
local
compost
and
you
can
go
there
to
purchase
it
for
your
projects
and
if
you
would
like
to
find
out
more,
you
can
contact
Billy
Crocker.
His
information
is
here
and
he's
with
mcgillby's
Ferry.
H
Let's
talk
about
what
items
can
be
accepted
in
this
composting
program
and
what
can't
so
fruits,
fruits
and
vegetables
pretty
you
know
self-explanatory
there.
Anything
that
could
have
been
grown
in
a
garden
can
go
in
your
compost,
bin
dairy
products
that
includes
cheese,
milk,
yogurt
any
of
those
items.
If
they've
gone
bad
and
you
weren't
able
to
consume
them,
you
can
put
them
in
your
compost,
also
small
amounts
of
compostable
liquids.
For
example.
H
Let's
say
you
cut
up
a
watermelon
and
you
know
those
rinds
can
go
in
there,
but
soak
in
the
juice
so
once
you've
cut
it
up.
You've
got
all
that
juice
on
the
cutting
board
if
you're
not
consuming
it
like
me,
I
like
to
make
it
into
a
drink,
but
if
you
don't
do
that,
you
can
throw
it
in
your
compost
bin.
Maybe
you've
made
some
chicken
soup,
and
you
know
the
last
of
it
went
bad
that
can
go
in
your
compass
bin
as
well
processed
food.
H
So
any
anything
you
can
consume,
even
if
it
doesn't
look
like
its
natural
form
of
a
fruit
or
vegetable.
Let's
say
you
know:
crackers
boxed,
Pizza,
any
of
those
things.
Those
are
still
compostable
as
well:
bread,
dough,
Bakery
items,
pastas
and
Grains,
so
that
doesn't
matter
whether
it's
fresh
from
the
bakery
or
came
out
of
a
box.
You
can
compost
those
as
well
food,
soil
and
paper.
So
this
is
going
to
be
like
if
you've
got
a
paper
bag
that
got.
You
know
the
grease
of
of
what
you
had
inside
on
it.
H
Or
you
know
you
dirtied
your
napkins
with
your
food,
so
those
kinds
of
items
can
go
in
your
compost,
cart
and
also
waxed.
Cardboard
boxes
is
acceptable,
but
keep
in
mind.
We
don't
want
to
fill
up
these
City
carts
with
a
bunch
of
boxes,
so
any
clean,
cardboard
paper
clean
paper
bags,
all
that
should
be
recycled
first,
so
it's
important
to
recycle
first
and
then
compost
if
it's
been
soiled
in
some
way,
coffee
grounds
and
tea
filters
are
great
as
well
as
the
you
know.
The
container.
H
C
H
That
compost
you
picked
up,
you
don't
want
20
Staples
in
your.
You
know
in
your
garden,
so
eggshells,
eggshells
are
a
great
one.
That's
an
item
that,
although
you
can
put
it
in
your
backyard
compost
as
well,
if
you
don't
want
to
or
or
if
they're
too
messy
for
you,
you
can
put
them
in
this
compost
for
the
drop-off
program,
cooked
meats,
fish,
buns
and
shells.
H
That
is
one
that
is
okay
for
the
drop
site,
but
Betsy's
gonna
tell
you,
you
probably
don't
want
to
put
that
in
your
backyard
compost
and
just
to
reiterate
the
word
cooked.
So
we
don't
want
to
put
raw
meat
in
our
compost
bins.
It
is
not
accepted.
Raw
meat
is
not
accepted
at
the
bees
fairy
Compost
Facility,
so
cooked
meats,
only
foreign.
H
H
Some
of
our
restaurants
are
making
an
effort
to
use
compostable
materials,
so
you
just
want
to
make
sure
that
it
has
this,
and
the
reason
that
this
is
important
is
because
this
means
that
that
specific
item
has
been
tested
to
break
down
in
a
commercial
facility
in
45
days
and
as
we
mentioned,
timing
is
important
here.
If
it's
taking
more
than
45
days,
then
when
they
do
that
screening
at
the
end,
it's
going
to
be
getting
hot,
it's
not
going
to
have
broken
down
into
the
compost.
H
I've
not
accepted
I
mentioned
earlier
no
raw
meat.
This
is
important
for
a
couple
reasons.
As
you
might
imagine,
you
don't
want
raw
meat
on
your
countertop
for
very
long,
even
in
a
container,
but
same
reason
that
the
Compost
Facility
doesn't
want
it.
It
does
require
an
additional
additional
regulations
and
certifications
for
them
to
accept
that
and
for
many
reasons,
including
the
pests
that
they
attract.
H
They
have
decided
that
that's
not
something
they
want
to
accept
there,
of
course,
no
plastic
items
so
remember
compostable
bags,
but
no
plastic
bags
rubber
bands.
Any
of
items
like
that.
Then
we've
got
no
non-food
items:
wood,
metal,
glass,
Ceramics,
pet,
dropping
yard
debris.
If
it's
recyclable
that
you
know
your
Plastics,
your
metal,
your
aluminum,
those
things
could
go
in
a
recycling
bin,
but
they
will
not
break
down
on
a
compost,
cart
or.
H
No
fats,
oils,
grease
or
non-compostable
liquid
earlier
I
mentioned.
Small
amounts
of
compostable
liquid
are
fine.
If
you've,
for
example,
sauteed
your
chicken
in
your
pan
you've
got
a
little
bit
of
oil
on
that.
You
know
left
in
that
pan,
that's
okay,
but
if
you
deep
fried
your
chicken
and
you've
got
a
whole
pot
of
oil,
that's
not
okay!
That
will
not
be
good
for
the
compost
recipe
and
then,
of
course,
no
chemical
cleaner.
H
So,
as
Katie
mentioned,
try
and
use
natural
cleaners,
if
you
feel
the
need
to
clean
your
compost,
bin
at
home,
vinegar
is
a
great
one,
but
please
stay
away
from
bleaching.
Your
compost
bin,
because
whatever
you
put
in
that
bin
is
going
to
end
up
in
the
final
compost
and
hopefully
that's
going
to
be
growing
more
food
for
us.
So
we
don't
want
chemicals
in
that
my
rule
of
thumb
did
it
come
from
the
earth?
If
it
came
from
the
earth
it
can
return
to
the
Earth,
and
is
it
edible?
H
H
So
a
few
items
I
wanted
to
touch
on
that
are,
might
be
on
or
near
your
food,
but
shouldn't
end
up
in
your
compost.
Cart,
whereas
kind
of
talked
about
plastic
bags,
that's
probably
a
pretty
obvious
one,
hopefully
you're,
avoiding
these
as
much
as
you
can
anyways,
but
please
don't
put
them
in
your
compost.
Cart,
those
little
plastic
tabs
that
are
on
your
bread.
They
might
you
might
have
a
metal
one
or
you
might
have
a
plastic
one.
Those
can't
go
in
your
compost,
part
and
then
a
sneaky
one
is
their
produce
stickers.
H
You
might
think
it's
so
small,
it
doesn't
matter,
but
it
really
does
so.
Those
Purdue
stickers
have
a
glue
that
makes
them
stick
to
your
produce.
That,
unfortunately,
makes
it
so
that
they
won't
break
down
on
the
compost
and
so
you'd
be
surprised
that
whole
banana
will
be
gone
and
you'll
have
all
the
stickers
left
in
the
final
product
and
then,
of
course,
rubber
bands.
You
might
have
that
on
your
broccoli
or
some
other
vegetable
that
you
bought
fresh,
but
they
can't
go
in
your
compost.
H
And
as
I
mentioned,
I'm
Megan,
we
are
happy
to
help.
If
you
have
any
questions,
we
also
service
commercial
customers
in
the
area.
So
if
you
have
a
favorite
restaurant
that
you
currently
go
to,
please
let
them
know
that
this
is
an
option
and
that
this
is
important
to
you
that
they're
doing
this.
So
we
we
love
helping
businesses
in
the
area
start
a
compost
program.
I
Thanks
again,
everyone
for
being
here
today,
my
name
is
Betsy
laforce
I
work
with
the
coastal
conservation
League
we're
an
environmental
non-profit,
advocacy
organization,
headquartered
here
in
Charleston,
founded
in
1989..
We
and
myself
specifically
in
my
role,
had
the
honor
of
serving
on
the
climate
action
planning.
I
So
this
was
a
team
effort
and
a
great
success
in
a
lot
of
ways
and
we're
so
happy
to
be
a
part
of
it
because
it
is
addressing
climate
action
locally.
I
wanted
to
share
a
little
bit
of
history
on
composting
in
South
Carolina.
You
heard
the
mayor
mention
we
were
the
first
city
in
the
state
to
do
the
climate
action
plan,
we're
also
the
first
city
in
the
state
to
do
this:
government-funded
community
compost,
job
site
programs,
that's
also
really
exciting,
Charleston's,
pretty
Progressive
environmentally
in
some
ways
compared
to
other
areas
in
our
state.
I
If
we're
comparing
ourselves
to
other
states-
maybe
maybe
not
so
much,
we
have
the
question
about
curbside
collection,
as
Katie
mentioned.
This
is
a
really
important
place
to
start
as
you've
seen
with
some
of
the
data.
It's
clear
that
there's
a
lot
of
interest
in
this
program.
People
are
participating
very
well.
We've
had
no
contaminated
carts.
Get
sent
to
the
landfill
data
like
this.
That
it's
accumulating
is
making
a
really
strong
case.
To
eventually
be
able
to
say.
Not
only
does
this
make
sense
environmentally,
but
we're
going
to
be
saving
a
lot
of
money.
B
I
I
You
for
those
of
you
who
are
not
so
much.
Maybe
this
will
spark
your
interest.
You
heard
Katie
mention
a
good
approach
to
this.
That
I
also
do
at
my
my
home
with
my
backyard.
Pile
is
doing
a
little
bit
of
the
drop
site
program
a
little
bit
of
the
backyard
you
heard
us
run
through
what
can
go
in
what
can
go
in
the
bins
and
what
can't
and
you
might
have
thought
to
yourself.
Okay,
I,
wouldn't
want
to
put
that
in
my
backyard
pile,
so
we're
going
to
talk
about
some
of
those
differences.
I
The
key
thing
I
like
to
really
relay
on
these
trainings
when
it
comes
to
Backyard
composting,
is
that
it's
pretty
simple
composting
in
itself
as
a
process
is
a
simple
natural
process
so
that
to
say
you
know,
try
not
to
get
too
stressed
out.
Don't
worry
about
doing
something
wrong!
You
know
it's
there's
really
not
going
to
be
any
serious,
negative
ramifications
of
doing
something
wrong.
That's
how
you
learn!
You
know
what
to
do
differently
and
what
to
do
better,
but
we're
going
to
give
you
some
tips
and
tricks.
I,
also
highly
recommend
picking
up.
I
If
you
want
to
take
a
paper
coffee
home
with
you,
this
composting
at
home,
simple
steps
for
starting
for
those
of
you
online
or,
if
you'd
rather
not
take
paper
with
you.
This
is
available
on
the
DHEC
Department
of
Health
and
environmental
control
website.
There's
also
really
great
resources
for
educators
for
doing
compost,
programs
in
schools,
so
I'll
be
referencing.
Some
of
the
information
in
this
presentation
and
from
the
take
home
folder
and
you
can
access
online
as
well.
I
So
we've
heard
about
the
compost
recipe.
It's
a
similar
recipe
of
the
big
commercial
facility,
as
it
is
in
the
backyard
on
a
smaller
scale,
and
that's
really
the
key
difference
between
you
know
what
can
go
in
the
pile
when
we're
thinking
about
scale
and
mass.
You
saw
the
photos
at
the
commercial
facility
of
East
Ferry.
It's
a
huge
operation.
The
piles
get
really
really
hot
they're
heavy.
There's
a
lot
of
cover,
that's
being
applied
to
the
food
waste.
I
It's
breaking
down,
there's
a
whole
team
of
people
paid
to
control
the
environment
test
the
temperature.
So
you
can
do
some
of
that
on
a
smaller
scale
in
your
backyard.
You
can
take
the
temperature
of
your
pile
and
see
if
it's
reaching
that
thermophilic
around
that
130
degrees
Fahrenheit,
if
you
want
to
you,
don't
have
to
you,
probably
have
noticed
steam
coming
off
of
your
Pile
in
the
colder
months
or
in
the
early
morning,
because
that
material
is
breaking
down.
I
There's
microorganisms
that
are
coming
in
and
helping
to
break
the
material
down
and
it's
generating
heat.
So
what
what
material
you
need
for
the
backyard
pile
is
for
some
simple
ingredients,
the
brown
material
and
the
green
material.
That's
the
carbon
and
the
nitrogen.
The
brown
material
is,
the
dry
leaves.
You
know,
wood
wood
shavings,
maybe
paper
bags
that
are
soiled.
If
you
don't
want
to
just
compost
them,
you
can
rip
them
up
into
little
pieces,
throw
them
over.
I
have
found
for
the
brown
material.
If
y'all
live
in
a
residential.
I
You
know,
neighborhood
type
setting
you'll
see
people
putting
out
bagged
leaves
on
the
curb
that
is
a
free
gift
to
you
to
take
off
their
hands.
It's
going
to
the
commercial
facility
anyway.
I
will
take
those
sometime
for
my
neighbor's
yard.
If
they're
standing
out
there
I'll
make
a
little
joke,
you
know,
I've
got
my
wheelbarrow,
that's
they're
they're
setting
it
out
to
get
sent
to
the
facility.
You
can
use
them
for
cover
in
your
own
backyard.
I,
don't
bag
up
the
leaves
in
my
yard
I.
I
Let
them
stay
as
ground
cover,
I'll
rake
them
under
the
trees.
So
for
those
that
do
bag
and
don't
want
leaves
in
their
yard.
You
can
take
those
from
your
neighborhood
and
use
in
your
pile,
also
just
soil
from
around,
where
your
backyard
pile
is
located.
A
shovel
has
been
my
greatest
tool
for
the
backyard
pile
not
only
for
adding
material,
cutting
up
the
material
and
turning
the
material,
so
the
other
ingredients
are
oxygen.
I
We
heard
mayor
tecklenburg
talking
about
the
methane,
that's
produced
as
a
result
of
anaerobic
decomposition
to
mitigate
that
inner
those
anaerobic
conditions.
All
you
need
is
a
little
oxygen
and
oxygen
comes
through
by
way
of
turning
the
pile.
A
lot
of
people
want
to
know.
Well
how
many
times
a
week
do
I
need
to
turn
the
pile.
What
type
of
turning
you
know.
What
angle
this
is
where
I
say
again,
don't
get
you
know,
don't
make
it
too
complicated,
just
turn
the
pile
a
little
bit
for
me.
I
I
We
live
in
the
Low
Country,
it's
very
humid
here,
so
I
haven't
found
that
I
need
to
add
water
to
my
pile,
also,
when
I'm
doing
my
coffee
grounds,
maybe
there's
a
little
bit
of
leftover
coffee
in
the
bottom,
that's
moisture,
so
the
pile
at
my
house
has
stayed
nice
and
moist
I
haven't
needed
to
add
water.
Maybe
at
your
house
it's
right
more
directly
in
the
sun.
It's
getting
dried
out,
so
just
keep
an
eye
on
the
conditions
of
your
pile
if
it
looks
really
really
dry
or
if
you're
doing
this
crumble
test.
I
If
you
were
to
pick
up
a
handful
and
kind
of
squeeze
it
if
water
is
coming
out,
it's
too
wet.
If
it's
crumbling
and
turning
into
dust,
it's
too
dry,
you
want
the
compost
pile
to
be
basically
like
soil.
What
is
soil
like
it's
like
a
little
bit?
It's
a
little
there's
a
little
bit
of
moisture
there.
It's
not
necessarily
wet,
but
it's
also
not
dry.
I
So
again,
I
haven't
needed
to
add
water,
but
you
know,
maybe
in
the
summer,
if
it's
really
getting
dry,
just
put
the
hose
on
it
for
a
couple
seconds
and
make
sure
it's
moist
enough,
so
Brown
material,
green
material
greens
are
your
food
waste,
your
coffee
grounds,
that's
nitrogen
material!
Eggshells!
A
lot
of
what
Megan
ran
through
that
can
go
in
the
commercial
facility
can
go
in
the
backyard
pile
she
mentioned.
You
know
Betsy's,
going
to
tell
you
not
to
do
meat
and
she's
right.
I
I
We
heard
Arielle
encouraging
us
to
limit
food
waste,
but
if
I
do
have
a
few
bites
of
meat
left
over
in
a
pasta,
I
will
put
that
in
my
backyard
pile
as
long
as
it's
covered
up
so
the
ratio
here
with
the
recipe
you
want
more
Brown
material
than
green
material,
how
much
more
the
ratio
is
about
three-part,
Sprout
material
to
one
part,
green
material,
material
or
food
waste.
If
you're
starting
your
pile,
we
have
some
images
here
of
different
approaches
to
okay.
No,
we
talked
about
the
recipe.
C
F
I
Different
approaches
you
can
take
for
a
backyard
pile.
You
can
get
pretty
fancy
with
it.
You
can
have
a
carpenter
come
and
build
the
three
bin
system.
Ask
yourself,
you
know:
what
are
you
wanting
to
do?
Are
you
wanting
to
use
the
finished
compost
in
your
garden?
If
the
answer
is
yes,
you
might
consider
that
three
bin
system,
because
you
can
have
one
the
first
part
of
the
bin-
that
you're
filling
up
with
food
waste
and
yard
waste
once
it's
full
you're,
letting
it
cure
you're,
letting
it
sort
of
finish
and
cook.
I
But
then
what
do
you
do
with
more
food
waste
as
you
have?
If
you
keep
adding
to
the
finished
pile,
it's
always
in
process,
it's
always
active
and
you're
gonna
struggle
a
little
bit
more
to
find
that
finished.
Compost
I
just
have
one
big
open,
pile
sort
of
like
the
picture
in
the
bottom
left,
the
messiest
looking
one.
I
It's
also
kind
of
the
easiest
one
I,
mainly
compost
in
my
backyard,
for
the
waste
diversion
for
climate
auction
and
so
I
don't
have
smelly
trash
I,
don't
have
very
much
trash
I
still,
even
if
we
all
probably
put
our
food
waste
together
in
a
community
pile
the
food
waste
breaks
down
so
much
in
the
compost
process.
That
for
me,
as
a
House
of
one
I,
still
need
to
supplement
and
I
purchase
finish
product
from
the
bees
Ferry
facility
to
fill
up
my
raised
beds
and
grow
my
vegetables.
I
I
Finished
pile,
that's
curing,
that's
full
and
then
a
fresh
pile
that
you're
adding
stuff
to
a
pile,
that's
breaking
down
and
finishing,
and
then
a
pile,
that's
finished.
That's
something
to
consider
some
people
don't
want
the
open
air
pile
they're,
afraid
that
possums
are
going
to
come
little.
You
know
I
hate
to
be
the
bearer
of
bad
news,
but
the
possum
is
probably
going
to
come
through
your
yard.
Either
way
you
have
your
trash.
Can
you
know
on
the
curb
the
trash
is
in
the
bag?
That's
tied
up.
I
There
are
rodents
and
there
are
Critters
in
the
environment
again.
The
main
thing
here
with
Pest
Control
is
making
sure
the
ratio
and
the
recipe
is
right
so
that
it's
well
covered
by
the
carbon
material.
That's
eliminating
the
odors,
it's
eliminating
pests
I've
been
composting
in
my
backyard
with
that
open
air
pile
for
about
five
years,
I
have
I
have
seen
a
possum,
not
in
my
pile.
You
know.
I
Of
people
do
want
that
covered
pile,
so
you
can
get
a
tumbler.
You
can
purchase
this
material
from
Amazon
from
Home
Depot.
You
can
make
your
own
covered
bin
with,
like
a
brew
trash
can
with
a
Snap-On
lid
like
a
95
gallon
again
when
we're
thinking
about
the
recipe
it
needs
oxygen
right.
So
you
want
to
make
sure
there's
contact
with
the
soil
on
the
ground
and
there's
air
coming
through.
So.
F
I
Of
the
other
bins
you
can
see
chicken
wire
mesh,
there's
air
coming
through
if
you're
making
your
own
bin.
You
can
take
your
drill,
a
drill
bit
and
just
drill
holes
into
a
plastic
trash
can
with
a
Snap-On
lid,
that's
cylindrical.
So
then
you
can
turn
it
on
its
side.
I
used
to
do
this
when
I
lived
in
an
apartment,
give
it
a
little
kick
turn
it
around
like
that,
that's
how
you're
turning
it
and
then
stand
it
upright
with
the
air
coming
in.
I
It
will
break
down
quite
a
bit
a
lot
of
different
ways
you
can
go
about.
This,
like
Katie,
said,
find
what
works
for
you
and
go
with
the
flow
we
don't
have
to
over,
complicate
it
so,
depending
on
how
much
space
you
have.
If
you
have
a
neighbor,
that's
concerned
about,
you
know
if
you're
composting
different
things
to
take
into
consideration
with
the
style
of
your
pile,
so
one
of
the
benefits,
of
course,
to
composting
in
the
backyard
like
we
mentioned.
I
So
just
some
nice
images
of
what
you
can
do
with
that
finished
product
here
in
Charleston
we
have
a
lot
of
great
local
companies
that
can
build
you
raised
beds.
They
can
help
you
grow
food
and
get
started
and
then,
as
you
go
on
composting
and
gardening
at
home,
you
get
more
and
more
familiar
with
the
concepts
and
you
can
eventually
do
this
all
on
your
own.
I
If
you're
not
already
so
again,
some
great
resources,
if
you're
online,
you
can
see
the
images
and
the
website
scd.gov,
compost
and
there's
also
the
website
for
the
don't
waste
food
South
Carolina
initiative.
The
Arielle
was
educating
us
about
lots
of
great
resources
available
for
you
to
use
online.
We
are
all
available
to
you
as
a
resource
if
you
have
any
questions,
feel
free
to
reach
out
and
one
other
bit.
I
wanted
to
share
about
the
history.
I
Charleston
County
was
the
first
county
in
the
state
to
start
composting
food
waste,
and
that
was
also
through
a
pilot
program
back
in
2011.
It
wasn't
all
that
long
ago
we
were
so
successful.
It's
a
permanent
program.
Now
we
have
the
commercial
facility,
we
banned
yard
waste
back
in
the
late
90s,
and
that's
why
it's
required
that
they're
in
a
paper
bag.
They
cannot
be
in
plastic,
plastic's,
not
compostable,
but
our
facility
has
grown
now.
Mcgill
environmental
is
operating
the
bees
Ferry
facility.
I
The
county
that
was
operating
it
so
now,
there's
a
public
private
partnership.
They've
done
a
lot
of
work
with
the
marketing
you
can
buy
that
product
all
throughout
the
community.
You
used
to
have
to
order
it
from
the
facility.
Now
you
can
go
online
and
find
it
in
local,
lawn
and
garden
stores,
and
there
are
four
commercial
facilities
composting
food
waste.
Now
across
the
state,
we
were
the
first
now
there's
one
in
Columbia,
Horry
County
and
the
Myrtle
Beach
area
and
then
in
the
upstate
in
Greenville.
I
B
I
A
A
I
Is
another
kind
of
green,
washing
you'll
see
in
a
lot
of
people
out
of
the
goodness
of
their
hearts,
wanting
to
do
the
right
thing
or
buying
the
biodegradable
poop
bags?
That's
not
if
it's
not
going
to
a
compass
facility,
but
it's
in
a
biodegradable
vessel,
BPI
certified
compostable
based
on
everything
we've
talked
about
today.
That
could
actually
argue,
arguably
be
worse
for
the
environment,
because
it's
producing
that
methane
when
it
gets
covered
up
at
the
landfill,
the
organic
material.
I
I
B
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Defer
to
Ariel
first
Ariel's
in
Charleston
County,
so
from
what
I
know
anything
wax
covered
cannot
be
recycled
and
the
reason
is
like
a
wax
covered
cup
is
now
two
different
pieces
of
materials.
Now
you
have
wax
next
to
paper
or
wax
next
to
plastic
and
it
can't
be
separated.
So
you
can't
recycle
that
a
wax
on
a
paper
cup
can
can
be
composted,
because
that
wax
will
break
down
right.
Yeah.
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H
I
Great
and
if
it
is
Roblox
and
it's
compostable
a
lot
of
times,
it
has
that
plastic
part
at
the
top
for
the
lid
that
you're
screwing
on
so
I've
just
cut
that
out
with
scissors
and
if
you're,
putting
in
your
backyard
pile
you
might
just
want
to
cut
up
the
container
into
smaller
pieces.
The
smaller
the
pieces,
the
faster
it'll,
be
concerned
in
your
backyard.
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B
D
B
The
low
country
food
bank
is
probably
the
primary
one
and
then
they
disseminate
to
other
folks
a
big
part
of
that
food
donation
piece
is
more
so
on
the
commercial
level.
So
restaurants,
you
know
if
they're,
making
50
hams
and
they
only
sell
45,
it's
better
for
them
to
donate
those
five
hams
than
to
compost
them.
B
Little
the
the
if
food,
that's
not
perishable,
is
a
little
more
geared
to
the
commercial
level.
You
know
events
things
like
that
you've
got
all
these
extra
hot
dogs
after
an
event,
can
you
donate
those
a
little
less
about
your
kitchen
kitchen?
Is
a
lot
more
about
preventing
that
preventing
your
fridge
from
looking
like
you
can't
eat
it
all
right
preventing
that
waste
of
eating
this.
I
H
Name
yeah
I
would
say,
I
mean
I
would
hope
that
if
you,
you
know
some
things
happen
and
you're.
You
have
a
large
amount
of
pet
food
that
you're
no
longer
and
going
to
use,
hopefully
you're
going
to
find
better
resources
for
that
to
donate
it
to
someone,
that's
in
need
that
has
a
pet
or
SPCA
that
can
feed
it
to
pets.
But
if
you
have
a
little
dog,
maybe
they've
got
the
little
can
of
food
and
they
they're
picky
and
they
don't
eat
the
whole
thing.
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I
A
B
F
B
Any
other
questions
anything
else
online.
So
just
as
a
reminder,
if
you
are
online,
you
will
pick
up
your.
You
can
pick
up
your
caddies
at
the
permit,
Center
at
2,
George
Street
from
9
A.M
to
2,
P.M
Monday
through
Friday,
and
a
reminder
start
do
that.
Do
that
starting
tomorrow
and
just
a
reminder
that
make
sure
you
pick
them
up
before
May
1st,
because
I
can't
guarantee
that
they
will
be
there
after
that,
as
we'll
open
those
such
a
public?