DEP: Mansfield Middle School Composting Grant - Final Report

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Department of Environmental Protection
79 Elm Street
Hartford, CT 06106-5127

In October 2000 the Mansfield Middle School, with a student population of 654 fifth through eighth graders, began composting their lunchtime food waste. This program, funded in part through a Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) composting grant, now diverts approximately 9,000 pounds of food waste per year from trash incineration. A new web site and manual serve as resources for other schools and similar settings.

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