November 30, 2008 - 11:44am — GreenTeensJessie
Why Give Us Your Vote: What the $ Will Do!
Though this project will sustain itself at a relatively low cost, it will be quite expensive initially.
Building an efficient compost pile will cost $300+ dollars. We will spend a total of about $79.90 on small compost bins for the cafeteria and transportation. Each day the compost must be emptied into a larger bin for storage, this will cost about $140 (in order to be air tight and meet the high school’s requirements). Green Teens will then need to purchase the initial lunch-ware (plates, trays, napkins, etc.) totaling about $1614.09. The club will purchase the primary reusable lunch materials to use almost like prototypes in the cafeteria, all together (assuming about 50% of students purchase some form of lunch) we assume these supplies will last about 3 weeks. After these initial purchases, we will help the school set up a program to purchase environmental lunch ware. Next, the club will have to purchase all metal flatware and bowls. This will cost an estimated total of $618.40. When other factors such as shipping & handling are factored in we assume the project will total just under $3000 for our school alone (this is just an estimate—we must allow extra money for cushioning). We will not entirely pay for other school’s who wish to adopt The Compost Caf. Project into their system and it is important to note that some schools may already use reusable lunch ware. We will, however, help fund schools who need help initiating the project/creating a compost as long as they promise to keep Green Teens updated on the project. Your votes can make high schools across the community, state, and hopefully, one day, nation truly become green! The high school cafeteria is a great place to both socialize and learn, by implementing The Compost Caf. Project into the daily values of the cafeteria the concept of environmentalism will reach students that it normally would not have reached (& for decades to come)!