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Compost
WRRAP is dedicated to keeping food scraps out of the landfill!
WRRAP’s compost branch helps students and the broader campus community learn more about the process of composting, from tabletop to soil!
Want to Learn about Composting?
Interested in having WRRAP co-lead an educational, active event for your class, club or floor? Reach out and let’s scheme! Email wrrap@humboldt.edu with your idea, timeframe, and what materials you need, and we’ll get back to you!
Interested in getting a tour of the compost efforts and facilities on campus? Reach out to us on behalf of yourself, a club, or a class and we can coordinate.
Do you live on campus? Use the Campus Resident Compost Program!
It's simple - use the countertop compost bin in your kitchen to collect any food scraps throughout the week. Then empty the collected compost into your resident areas' designated compost bin any day or time. For residents of Redwood, Sunset or the Canyon, please put any food scraps in the compost buckets in the common kitchen of your building. Questions? Email wrrap@humboldt.edu.
Check back and check out our instagram (@wrrap) for more up-to-date ways to get involved!
Why Compost?
What Can I Compost on Campus?
A History of WRRAP Compost
Historically, we collected food scraps from departmental breakrooms, campus events and residents, and paper towel waste from campus restrooms, and turned it into a rich soil supplement with the Earth Tub, a three cubic yard in-vessel composter. Starting in Spring 2024, the scope of composting on-campus has expanded, and Facilities Management has taken on campus collections and composting responsibilities. Today we dedicate more energy to tasks such as decreasing contamination of the food waste stream, helping campus residents properly compost, and teaching Compost 101 workshops.