

Week 11: Wrapping Up Presents!!! (and our semester)
The last week of classes has arrived! 'Tis the season for the Scraps to Soil Team’s 10% design presentation. We have been buckled down...


Week 10: BIG PROBLEMS
Over the Thanksgiving Break, many of us enjoyed some time unplugging from the rigors of 24/7 academia. Some of went off the grid...


Week 9: Diving into Design
This week, it became apparent to the team that some necessary decisions needed to be made in order to move some of the design elements...


Week 8: Field Trip!!!
This past week we met with Nancy Clay and Al Greek from the South Bend WWTP to get a tour of the anaerobic digesters. During our tour we...


Week 7: Waste and Weighs!
This week, the compost teams came together with volunteers from GreeND and some philosophy students to weigh the waste produced in both...
Week 6: Procurement Project
This past week we had a very exciting and big meeting with ND’s office of procurement. We learned crucial information about trucking,...


Week 5: How Was Your Break???
Making it to Fall Break was relieving but that didn't mean your favorite composting team stopped dreaming up solutions for ND's campus!...
Week 4: BRAINSTORM!!!
Our meeting with Linda Kurtos was productive in helping us visualize funding our project on campus. She gave us an overview of the...
Week 3: New Criteria!
This week we met with Cheryl Bauer, the Associate Director of Sourcing and Sustainability at Dining Services to discuss in greater detail...


Week 2: Bringing Composting to the Masses
Cameron and I (Monika) were chatting recently about whether students at ND are aware that sustainable options for food waste management...