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UNCC has two Composting bins located behind the Crossroads Café.

The food is put into the bins and mixed with sawdust (donated by the Architecture department) to begin the composting process. After two to four weeks, it is removed from the bin.  The compost is then stored for about two years behind the “J” building.  It has a high salt content and thus takes this long  to cure. Upon Leaching, the compost is then used on campus in areas where we use mulch.

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Bin located at Crossroads Cafe'
Pouring in the food waste
The mixing process
The final product ready for use
Composting is nature's way of recycling. Composting biodegrades organic waste such as food waste, manure, leaves, grass trimmings, paper, wood, feathers, crop residue etc., and turns it into a valuable organic fertilizer. 

 

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