Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Composting on a community level

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Hi,

Here at Humboldt State University we have a very large vermicompost
operation that takes care of the food waste from the cafeterias. I don't
know which technology you're currently using or anything about Earth Tub,
but I do know that the large bin system here had problems until they dealt
with two things: getting a grinder to turn the big chunks into worm-edible
mush and adding more dry material so the worms didn't drown in the wet
muck.

Since those issues were dealt with, the system has been working (for a
couple of years now), and I'd be happy to provide you with contact info
for the manager of the system if you think that would be any help.

Warmly,
Sean Armstrong
Co-housing Project Manager

> Hello,
>
> Here at Winslow Cohousing we have a huge, community shared, worm bin,
> and it gets a lot of use. None of the standard units have garbage
> disposals, because the expectation was that everyone would compost, and
> most people like the convenience of having someone else do it for them.
> Unfortunately, the earth worms have not been able to keep up and we have
> a very, very bad odor problem.
>
> As a possible replacement we are looking at the Earth Tub, by Green
> Mountains Technologies. Does anyone else have experience with this
> product?
>
> Are there other communites that are doing big, centralized composting?
> If so, have you found a solution that works well for you?
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