Tips for Starting an Office Compost System
http://syracusecoe.org/efc/events.html?skuvar=30
Cooperative Federal (Lobby)
800 N. Salina Street, Syracuse, NY
Aug 16, 2011
5:30 - 7:30 PM
REGISTER HERE:
http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=jkbv8ccab&oeidk=a07e4g8y3wn5bc28631
Hosted by the Environmental Finance Center in partnership with the
U.S. Small Business Administration, this workshop, designed for
Central New York businesses, will teach attendees more about
composting within an office setting.
The workshop will cover:
- What is Compost, and Why is it Important?
- Why and How To Compost at the Office
- The SyracuseCoE Office Organics Team: A Case Study
Attendees will receive:
- General Composting knowledge
- Environmental Finance Center’s “A Guide to Office Composting”
- New relationships to help with future questions and conversations
about composting and sustainability
- All attendees will receive a small free sample from Divine Gardens,
and are eligible for a raffle to win a wooden worm
bin built with +95% reclaimed materials
Speakers Include:
Melissa Young: Program Manager/Master Composter, Environmental Finance
Center
Greg Gelewski: Recycling Operations Manager, OCRRA
Frank Cetera: Certified Business Advisor/Small Business Development
Center at OCC & Northside UP
In addition, a light dinner will be provided. Please register in
advance by Thursday, August 11. Sorry, no walk-ins. Space is limited,
so register today!
Composting is a team effort.
The cost to join in this workshop is $15/company and includes
registration for two staff members. Otherwise the fee is $10/
individual. You can pay at the day of workshop, with cash or check
(make checks payable to “Syracuse University”)
REGISTER HERE:
http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=jkbv8ccab&oeidk=a07e4g8y3wn5bc28631
Funded in part through a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Small
Business Administration. Reasonable accommodations for persons with
disabilities will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance.
Contact Frank Cetera, 207 Catawba St, Syracuse, NY 13208,
315-299-8228
x12 to make arrangements.
This project was made possible, in part, through an Enitiative award.
Enitiative is funded by a grant from the Ewing Marion Kauffman
Foundation of Kansas City, MO, focusin on entrepreneurship in the
arts, technology, and our neighborhoods. To learn more about
Enitiative, please visit
www.entrepreneurship.syr.edu.