{"601301":{"#nid":"601301","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Composting Program Launches at Engineered Biosystems Building ","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThis fall, the Office of Solid Waste Management \u0026amp; Recycling, Building Services, and the Office of Campus Sustainability launched a pilot composting project in the Roger A. and Helen B. Krone Engineered Biosystems Building (EBB). The project is intended to gather data to put together a best-practices report for the future Kendeda Building for Innovative Sustainable Design, in which compost collection will be featured. New bins specifically designated for collecting compostable materials were placed in the building along with updated signage on recycling 5-slots reflecting the change. Currently, Southern Green picks-up the materials and composts them off-campus.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESince implementation, composting has begun to take root in EBB, with many occupants expressing excitement at the addition. Although diversion rates from landfill waste can still be improved, those who are using the bins are doing so correctly. The project team is consistently fine-tuning the signage around the building to continue improving participation rates. In addition, though the project was originally intended to end after fall semester of this year, it has been extended into the spring. The extension allows more time to test different infrastructure and ensure the process is the best it can be before implementing it in The Kendeda Building.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIf you\u0026rsquo;d like to learn more about the project and why composting is important in addition to what items are compostable, visit \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/recycle.gatech.edu\/composting-pilot-program\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Erecycle.gatech.edu\/compost\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThis fall, the Office of Solid Waste Management \u0026amp; Recycling, Building Services, and the Office of Campus Sustainability launched a pilot composting project in the Roger A. and Helen B. Krone Engineered Biosystems Building (EBB).\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"This fall, the Office of Solid Waste Management \u0026 Recycling, Building Services, and the Office of Campus Sustainability launched a pilot composting project in the Roger A. and Helen B. Krone Engineered Biosystems Building (EBB). "}],"uid":"27164","created_gmt":"2018-01-24 19:39:04","changed_gmt":"2018-01-24 19:44:07","author":"Rachael Pocklington","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2018-01-24T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2018-01-24T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/recycle.gatech.edu\/composting-pilot-program","title":"Composting Pilot Program"},{"url":"http:\/\/livingbuilding.gatech.edu\/","title":"The Kendeda Building for Innovative Sustainable Design "},{"url":"http:\/\/recycle.gatech.edu\/","title":"Office of Solid Waste Management \u0026 Recycling"},{"url":"http:\/\/sustain.gatech.edu\/","title":"Campus Sustainability "}],"groups":[{"id":"64319","name":"Administration and Finance"},{"id":"594724","name":"Office of Sustainability"},{"id":"383831","name":"Facilities Management"},{"id":"1316","name":"Green Buzz"},{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"},{"id":"594545","name":"Recycling - Living Building"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"175824","name":"composting"},{"id":"68161","name":"EBB"},{"id":"166867","name":"living Building"},{"id":"168513","name":"Kendeda"},{"id":"176876","name":"pilot programs"},{"id":"1153","name":"recycling"},{"id":"35921","name":"Facilities Management"},{"id":"166890","name":"sustainability"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:maria.linderoth@facilities.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EMaria Linderoth\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nCampus Recycling\u0026nbsp;Coordinator\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nFacilities Management\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}