Annual Pumpkin Launch

The KSU Office of Sustainability partners with High Hog Farms for waste diversion from the landfill. This farmer employs the following sustainable waste management strategies:

1. Composting 
2. Animal feed - for their sheep, chickens, rabbits, and/or horses

The Office of Sustainability partners with the Lifecycle Building Center (LBC) for waste diversion from the landfill. LBC employs the following sustainable waste management strategies:

Processed at their reuse center and given back to the community for utilization as a cost-effective and environmentally friendlier replacement for retail lumber

1. Processed through their novel Nonprofit Material MATCH Program where in-kind material grants are donated to nonprofits in need of lumber for affordable housing projects, weatherization efforts, natural disaster relief, etc.

As all biowaste is compacted in landfills, biological decomposition occurs under anaerobic (absence of oxygen) conditions which generate methane gas. Methane gas is a potent heat-trapping greenhouse gas in our atmosphere. Biowastes also consume valuable space in landfills and decrease their operating lifespan capacities.

Composting of biowaste occurs under aerobic (presence of oxygen) conditions, reduces methane gas emissions, and generates a beneficial soil amendment, which is compost. Compost reduces soil erosion, aids in stormwater management, promotes healthier plant growth, conserves water, and improves soil health. Lumber that is repurposed and reused is more sustainable than landfilling.

Our KSU Partner in Sustainability! 

Contact:

Angelo R. Teachout
Sustainability Program Manager
Administration and Finance Division
Office of Sustainability
127 Willingham Hall
420 Bartow Ave NW; MD 2301
最色导航, GA 30144

(O) (470) 578-4901
i: @SustainableKSU