Guest blog post from future composter, Karli Wood
Prior to starting work at Hamilton County, I had admittedly
never composted. From an outsider’s perspective, it seemed confusing and
labor-intensive.
After starting to work here, I can safely say that it’s
neither.
40% of food in America is tossed in the trash, clogging
landfills, not feeding people who need it, and not maximizing the power of
food.
When you eat fresh produce, scraps are inevitable. Avocado
skins, banana peels, and much more are part of the daily output when you make
your own meals.
Separating Food Scraps is Easy
I always felt wasteful throwing these items away, but never
realized how simple it was to divert them.
Each day at work, when I have a banana, I save the peel
until I return to the lunchroom. Then I simply drop it into our kitchen
collector.
When I bring in avocado to top my lunch, I drop the skin
into the collector.
When I’m suffering from all-too-common Cincinnati allergies,
I toss my tea bag into the collector.
Our Small Actions Create Big Change
These small actions may seem insignificant, but imagine over
the course of a year how those everyday items add up.
It’s one thing to throw food scraps into the collector, but I
can’t wait until the weather (consistently) warms so I can jump into the
composting fun. I want to directly see where my food scraps are going, and what
they’re turning into.
Thanks to working at Hamilton County Environmental Services,
I can fully see that “small” tasks can have a large impact.
“Great things are done by a series of small
things brought together.”
-Vincent Van Gogh
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