I saw this post on GRID last week and thought it would be fantastic to have something like this in West Philly.
http://www.gridphilly.com/griddle/2011/4/19/the-compost-coop-affordable-composting-comes-to-19125.html --Katia On Wed, Apr 27, 2011 at 9:36 AM, Heather DeGrands <[email protected]>wrote: > Bennett Compost is a great service that gives you a 5 gallon bucket > (airtight) that you put out weekly and they pick it up. The cost has gone up > a bit since I started using it, but it is somewhere between $12-15 per > month, depending on if you pay up front for the year or monthly. It has > significantly reduced my trash (and the animals who like to tear open the > bags to get to the food). I think they distribute the compost throughout the > city in gardens, etc. Check into it at > bennettcompost.com<http://www.bennettcompost.com/> > > <http://www.bennettcompost.com/>Heather DeGrands > On Apr 27, 2011, at 9:07 AM, Michael Froehlich wrote: > > Hi neighbors-- > > I have a small backyard on 48th Street with a large (18 cubic feet) > compost bin <http://westphillytools.org/node/5364>. Last year, a few > friends asked me whether they could use my compost bin and I said sure. > Soon, word spread and within a month, there were 20-30 families using the > compost bin. There was a steady stream of folks bringing their compost to > my backyard. This was great. But it also overwhelmed my bin and, after a > time, I had to put a stop to it. > > Recently, several people have started asking me whether they can use my bin > again. It occurs to me that there is an incredible need for community > composting. And, until we get curbside composting like San Francisco, this > seems like something we might have to & can take on ourselves. > > So my question: (1) are there any community composting sites in our > neighborhood that I can refer folks to? (2) if not, does anyone own or have > access to a space in the neighborhood big enough that we might build a bin? > If someone offers the space, I'll take care of constructing the bin & > laying out the policies & rules, etc. > > thanks, > Michael. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "UCNeighbors" > group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/ucneighbors?hl=en > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "UCNeighbors" > group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/ucneighbors?hl=en >
