UC Santa Barbara Geography / Ellison Sustainability / Sustainability Initiatives

Compost Pilot Program

The Sociology, Communications, and Geography Departments and ICESS started a composting pilot program. Each of these departments will have a small 7-liter compost bin in their departmental kitchen which will be taken out twice a week by the Ellison Hall Sustainability Committee. The waste from these bins will be taken to a centralized worm farm on the 5th floor patio, which will be also maintained by the Ellison Hall Sustainability Committee.

The Geography Department tested this out on themselves and composted almost 5 pounds of waste a week!

We would like to thank all the departments and ICESS for their participation, as well as AS Recycling, Joe Harkins (the Fire Marshall), and Rudra (Our Custodial Zone Lead).