Individual garbage cans are replaced by recycling kiosks. With the full line of compostable foodware, it may be possible to eliminate the steel garbage can altogether or at least replace it with a very small container. 1200 concert-goers generated 1.5 cubic yards of compostable cups diverted from the landfill. They are staged for shredding at the Alton Baker Park maintenance yard. An initial size reduction helps speed the composting process by providing more surface area for beneficial bacteria to begin the degradation process.
Bags go directly into the hopper after being inspected for visible contaminants.
Entire grinding process takes approximately 5 minutes. The original 23 bags are reduced to 4 bags of approximately 20 lbs each. This material will be added to a compost pile at the Riverhouse Compost Education Site, just one mile from the Cuthbert Amphitheater. Commercial compost manufacturers in Eugene will also accept this product in an unground state. Landfilling is expensive and a dead end for wasted resources.