Who is Santa Ana compost?
The Santa Ana Compost is a youth pedal-powered composting initiative. The Santa Ana Compost Project is a pioneering enterprise that will transform food waste of residents into compost, in hopes of fostering a complete food to food cycle and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The project consists of 10-12 youth—ages 15-23—and 10-15 families. We strive to make people aware of direct ways to increase sustainability in Santa Ana. Compost Project Interns will collect data from waste gathering, which will be used to successfully write a policy report to the Santa Ana City Council for a recommendation to implement on a citywide level.
Composting is an important component of healthy communities, it cuts out the need to purchase industrially produced fertilizers. Industrial fertilizers lead to soil degradation. By utilizing local organic waste to produce organic soil, it allows the community to practice self-sufficiency and simultaneously develop an environmentally safe source of fertilizer.
Environmentally speaking, composting is an important process because according to the EPA (1998) 96 billion pounds of edible waste are created every year in the United States from commercial kitchens, manufacturing plants, markets, schools, and restaurants, which averages out to 250 pounds of edible waste created per person.
Composting is an important component of healthy communities, it cuts out the need to purchase industrially produced fertilizers. Industrial fertilizers lead to soil degradation. By utilizing local organic waste to produce organic soil, it allows the community to practice self-sufficiency and simultaneously develop an environmentally safe source of fertilizer.
Environmentally speaking, composting is an important process because according to the EPA (1998) 96 billion pounds of edible waste are created every year in the United States from commercial kitchens, manufacturing plants, markets, schools, and restaurants, which averages out to 250 pounds of edible waste created per person.