Monday, November 6, 2017

Composting Services Begin at Cañada College!




 Composting Services at Cañada College!




Starting today, composting services will begin in The Grove cafeteria and in all campus restrooms! When you put something in the garbage it doesn’t just go away. The waste we generate as a campus has adverse impacts to the environment and to people. That’s why we are instituting a food waste diversion program – to keep the planet and people healthier!

The Grove
The Grove in Building 5 will introduce new bins with three streams for landfill, recycling, and compost.  Click here for a list of items that can go in each bin.

Restrooms
Paper towels can be composted. Therefore, restroom paper towel dispensers and bins will have new signage to educate users on disposing “paper towels only” in restroom bins and all other waste in designated landfill bins. 

In addition to doing the right thing, the San Mateo County Community College District (SMCCCD) will now be compliant with CA Assembly Bill 1826: Mandatory Commercial Organics Recycling, and is also one of the first community college districts to implement a comprehensive composting program. 

Composting will be deployed throughout the campus in a series of phases throughout the next year, beginning with The Grove and campus restrooms.  For more information about SMCCCD’s Zero Waste Program, click here and check out the Sustainability at SMCCCD Facebook Page for updates. 

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