| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 55.55 |
| Liaison | Wendy Harness |
| Submission Date | Jan. 31, 2011 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Delta College
Tier2-5: Compost
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.25 / 0.25 |
Steven
Gregory Grounds Manager Facilities Management |
Does the institution compost or mulch waste from grounds keeping, including grass trimmings?:
A brief description of the composting or mulching program:
The College’s Ground Maintenance Department has increasingly incorporated natural products and processes to maintain our lawns, courtyards, trees, and foliage. Fallen leaves and grass clippings are mulched back into soil to provide up to 25% of the lawn fertilization needs. Excess clippings are compost-piled to serve indirectly as a food source for the bacteria in the soil during the decomposition process. The composted material is later returned as humus to landscaped beds to further provide healthy turf such as decomposing thatch. Campus shrub trimmings and tree limbs are ground through a chipper to produce valuable plant material. The material is used in a variety of ways to enhance the campus landscape.
The website URL where information about the program, policy, or practice is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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