Thunder Mountain Students Compost 320 Pounds of Food Waste

Thalea Headings and her fellow students at Thunder Mountain Middle School embarked on a waste audit, sorting through lunch leftovers to understand the amount of food waste generated daily. This hands-on experience, led by the Ocean Guardians club, revealed nearly three hundred and twenty pounds of food waste, all of which was diverted from the landfill for composting. This initiative is crucial as Juneaus landfill is expected to fill up within the next decade. DNN | The Daily News Now! The world’s first global local news network. Every city. Every story. AI powered. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.