The tons of food scraps and other trash thrown away at University of Missouri dining halls will soon help grow the vegetables the students eat.
Bradford Research Center has unveiled a 2,400-square-foot device called an aerated static pile. It will turn leftovers, napkins and other trash into compost. The compost will help grown vegetables at the research center, which will be used at dining halls. Bradford Superintendent Tim Reinbott expects all nine dining halls to participate next semester. Microorganisms break down the food scraps along with horse bedding. One of the device's five stalls will hold a week's worth of waste and should break down in four to five weeks.
Bradford Research Center has unveiled a 2,400-square-foot device called an aerated static pile. It will turn leftovers, napkins and other trash into compost. The compost will help grown vegetables at the research center, which will be used at dining halls. Bradford Superintendent Tim Reinbott expects all nine dining halls to participate next semester. Microorganisms break down the food scraps along with horse bedding. One of the device's five stalls will hold a week's worth of waste and should break down in four to five weeks.
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