Michael, Sarah Kate, Kunho, Sahir
Is Composting the Solution for Climate Change?
- Maximizes ability for plants to covert carbon dioxide into usable carbon in the plant and soil
- Helps climate that is being thrown off from burning fossil fuels
- Composting improves soil quality/structure
- This helps the soil retain more water and avoid erosion and stormwater runoff
- Soil becomes a filter/sponge that immobilizes and degrades
- Increases soil fertility
- Increases microbial activity – better crops
- Reduces need for chemicals
- Reduction of harmful pesticides, some of which impact the ozone
- Less pressure placed on improving fertilizers
- Creates jobs and stimulates the economy
- Manufacturing compost requires labor
- Can buy/sell compost
- Composting gives purpose to food waste
- Instead of food scraps rotting in land fills and producing methane (which contributes to global warming), when composted, the nutrients in food scraps can be put back into the environment
- Reduces amount of trash in land fills
It looks great and you have a lot of information, but some of it is repetitive of what we included in the “Benefits of composting.” Instead of focusing on all the environmental benefits like soil and creating jobs it may be better and less repetitive if you just discussed how it deals with global warming
you have a lot of great info, but there are a lot of different topics covered. maybe consider condensing the info or being specific about how these topics each relate to climate change? I love the infographics- they look great and provide a lot of interesting details!
I liked the use of infographics to add images and variety to the post. My only note is to make sure that every point/fact you put into the post is tied back into your topic of global warming and climate change. Otherwise, everything looks great and you guys included a lot of useful information
Great stuff here! The infographics are really helpful to understand and expand upon the information that y’all have included.
You could be a little more specific when you say that the climate is being “thrown off” by burning fossil fuels. What does this mean? What can composting do specifically to combat climate change? Should the word “sequestration” be included?
How does composting reduce the need for chemicals? A little more information would be helpful there.
Really good information! Thank you for your hard work!