Benefits of a Composting Program



		Benefits To Schoolwide Composting A composting project presents all kinds of opportunities for the school community. Aside from curriculum connections and interdisciplinary learning, composting helps to instill an environmental ethic, conserve natural resources and build school community. Here are some reasons why a school might take on a composting program: Take responsibility for school's waste Recycle natural resources Educate the community about the benefits of composting Change cultural attitudes about garbage in a way that will benefit society Affect the life style decisions made by future citizens of the community Reduce the school solid waste stream




		Additional benefits of a school composting project: Enhance teaching of science concepts Teach social responsibility Empower students (gives them a specific action they can take to help the earth) Inform parents as well as students about composting Provide a soil amendment for school gardening projects or for sale as a fund raiser Help the school work toward becoming a "green school" Foster a sense of school pride

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