Janet Whited Recycling Specialist San Diego Unified School District 4860 Ruffner St. San Diego, CA 92111 858-637-6268 jwhited@sandi.net
Did You Know That Compost Can...
Suppress plant diseases and pests.
Reduce or eliminate the need for chemical fertilizers.
Promote higher yields of agricultural crops.
Facilitate reforestation, wetlands restoration, and habitat revitalization efforts by amending contaminated, compacted, and marginal soils.
Cost-effectively remediate soils contaminated by hazardous waste.
Remove solids, oil, grease, and heavy metals from stormwater runoff.
Capture and destroy 99.6 percent of industrial volatile organic chemicals (VOCs) in contaminated air.
Provide cost savings of at least 50 percent over conventional soil, water, and air pollution remediation technologies, where applicable.
There are a lot of reasons to teach middle and high school students about composting and its benefits to the environment. There are many applications to science that meet California State standards.
Check out Crawford High School’s Composting and School Garden Program!
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