2008 Woodie Awards
Moving compost
Laurel Jean
Issue date: 10/17/07 Section: Opinion
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On Sunday, Oct. 7, amidst friendly discussions of politics, music, composting and recycling, employees and volunteers of R.O.S.E. (Reusable Office Supply Exchange) with the Campus Recycling Program (CRP) and other Humboldt State organizations got together and readied the CRP Compost Site for a big move. From 10 a.m. until well into the afternoon, the volunteers dismantled compost bins, salvaged pallets and wire mesh, and consolidated compost in preparation for Plant Operations to transfer all the equipment and compost across campus, to the new temporary site, at the northwest corner of Redwood Bowl.
The site was originally at CCAT's old location, but when CCAT moved to make room for the new BSS Building, the compost site had to move as well.
Plant-Ops made the final decision to move the compost site. According to TallChief Comet, the sustainability coordinator for Plant-Ops and staff advisor for CRP, and Kelly Karaba, the office manager for CRP, the compost site had to be moved to make room for Schatz's Energy research lab. "I feel it's a positive move in the right direction [for CRP]," said Karaba when asked how she felt about the big move, "the current location has served [CRP] well for the last three years." In fact, none of the volunteers seemed the least harried by the move. All of them had a positive outlook. "I think it's awesome," said Dana Martin, the education coordinator for CRP, as she salvaged usable parts from a wooden compost bin to be reused at the new site.
Gary Sorokos, the director of education for CRP, was especially excited about the move, despite that it is still only temporary: "Rather than closing our operations [because of the lab] we're relocating […] I feel like it's going to be beneficial-we're going to redo some things," he said, "change is always good […] maybe the move will facilitate our name getting out [to the public]."
Rachel Williams, the compost site operator, agreed with Sorokos' sentiments on change, stating her desire to have gardens at the new location, "It should be a really aesthetically pleasing place."
In between snacking on food from the Arcata Co-op, and marveling at the various bins of black, rich compost, the volunteers worked quickly and safely to get everything ready for Plant-Ops to move their hard work to a new location. "I'm excited about the move," said Kyle Stammerjohn, a compost site operator, as he cut wire for a vector-proof bin base, "I just started this semester, this move gives me a chance to start from the ground up." And that's just what composting is about-a fresh start for old and new "garbage."
CRP's compost crew hopes to be moved to their permanent site by spring of 2008, and looks forward to getting together once again for another big move.
The site was originally at CCAT's old location, but when CCAT moved to make room for the new BSS Building, the compost site had to move as well.
Plant-Ops made the final decision to move the compost site. According to TallChief Comet, the sustainability coordinator for Plant-Ops and staff advisor for CRP, and Kelly Karaba, the office manager for CRP, the compost site had to be moved to make room for Schatz's Energy research lab. "I feel it's a positive move in the right direction [for CRP]," said Karaba when asked how she felt about the big move, "the current location has served [CRP] well for the last three years." In fact, none of the volunteers seemed the least harried by the move. All of them had a positive outlook. "I think it's awesome," said Dana Martin, the education coordinator for CRP, as she salvaged usable parts from a wooden compost bin to be reused at the new site.
Gary Sorokos, the director of education for CRP, was especially excited about the move, despite that it is still only temporary: "Rather than closing our operations [because of the lab] we're relocating […] I feel like it's going to be beneficial-we're going to redo some things," he said, "change is always good […] maybe the move will facilitate our name getting out [to the public]."
Rachel Williams, the compost site operator, agreed with Sorokos' sentiments on change, stating her desire to have gardens at the new location, "It should be a really aesthetically pleasing place."
In between snacking on food from the Arcata Co-op, and marveling at the various bins of black, rich compost, the volunteers worked quickly and safely to get everything ready for Plant-Ops to move their hard work to a new location. "I'm excited about the move," said Kyle Stammerjohn, a compost site operator, as he cut wire for a vector-proof bin base, "I just started this semester, this move gives me a chance to start from the ground up." And that's just what composting is about-a fresh start for old and new "garbage."
CRP's compost crew hopes to be moved to their permanent site by spring of 2008, and looks forward to getting together once again for another big move.
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