
Getting to Zero Waste with Composting Nick KordeschSustainability Coordinator San Francisco State University
San Francisco’s Compost Program Mandatory Recycling and Composting in 2009 Zero waste by 2020
Starting Compost Collection at SF State • 1980s: Food waste compost collection starts • 2006: Student Center starts large-scale compost program
Campus-Wide Composting • Dining center compost collection • 120 three-bin systems in 2012
New Project: Compost in Apartment Style Housing • Adding compost bins • Removing trash chutes • Right-sizing bins
Compost Education • Some faculty and staff are exposed to City’s outreach • Students are new to composting
New Project: Compost in Bathrooms • Academic Buildings: Classrooms vs. Bathrooms
See it for yourself at CHESC 2015! Closing the compost loop Nick Kordesch – kordesch@sfsu.edu sustain.sfsu.edu